New Brighton, Minnesota is a small city located in the north suburban region of Minneapolis. Despite its modest size, New Brighton has an active and engaged political environment. City officials prioritize creating a safe and vibrant community by focusing on public safety, fostering economic development, and improving sustainability initiatives. Local leaders are committed to involving residents in the decision-making process by holding public meetings and seeking input from citizens. Additionally, the city council hosts regular town hall meetings to discuss current issues and proposed actions within the community. Through these efforts, New Brighton remains an active participant in regional politics with a focus on preserving its own unique identity for future generations.
The political climate in New Brighton, MN is moderately liberal.
Ramsey County, MN is very liberal. In Ramsey County, MN 71.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Ramsey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Brighton, MN is moderately liberal.
Ramsey 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.
New Brighton, 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 New Brighton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,066 contributions totaling $149,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 514 contributions totaling $302,807 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $589 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)