Independence, Minnesota is a city of approximately 8,000 people located in Hennepin County. It is governed by a mayor and council members, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Independence. The mayor and council members work together to create laws and regulations that keep the city running smoothly and efficiently. They also collaborate with state representatives to ensure that Independence receives the necessary funds and resources it needs from the state government. Additionally, the mayor and council work to promote civic engagement by encouraging citizens to participate in local elections, ensuring that voices from across the city are heard in decisions that affect their lives. The City Council holds regular meetings throughout each year to discuss important topics related to policy, infrastructure, and other matters related to life in Independence.
The political climate in Independence, MN is somewhat liberal.
Hennepin County, MN is very liberal. In Hennepin County, MN 70.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hennepin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.5% to 27.2%.
Hennepin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence, MN is somewhat liberal.
Hennepin County, Minnesota is very liberal.
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.
Independence, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Independence, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 649 contributions totaling $81,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 457 contributions totaling $297,808 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)