The politics of Ham Lake, MN are a reflection of the community's values. It is mainly a conservative area, with members that prioritize fiscal responsibility and conservative ideas. The City Council Members in Ham Lake are elected every two years by local residents who support their views. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as economic development, public safety, transportation and utilities, and parks and recreation. Residents in this city also have the opportunity to get involved in local political forums and participate in district elections. Community members work together to make decisions that will benefit all citizens of Ham Lake. Through this process, citizens can help ensure that their local government represents their interests and serves the needs of the people living in Ham Lake.
The political climate in Ham Lake, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ham Lake, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Ham Lake, Minnesota: r r r r r r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ham Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,239 contributions totaling $168,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 487 contributions totaling $89,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)