Minnetonka, MN is a small city located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. The city has a long history of political involvement and community engagement. It has had many notable mayors over the years, and its politics have been characterized by collaboration between different levels of government and citizens. There are a variety of issues that are important to residents, including public safety, infrastructure, economic development, education, health care, housing, environmental quality, and social services. The city currently has two city council members who represent the interests of Minnetonka's citizens on a local level. These representatives help make sure that all voices are heard in regards to making decisions about how to best serve their constituents. The city also works with state and federal governments to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately for the benefit of Minnetonkans.
The political climate in Minnetonka, MN is moderately 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
Minnetonka, MN is moderately 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.
Minnetonka, 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 Minnetonka, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,167 contributions totaling $3,473,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,437 contributions totaling $3,099,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $902 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)