St. Paul Park, Minnesota is a small city located in the east-central part of the state, with a population of about 6,200 people. It is part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area and has many resources available for its citizens. The city prides itself on being a safe and friendly place to live, with strong economic development initiatives in place to help locals find jobs and business opportunities. Politically, St. Paul Park is represented by members of both parties in the Minnesota State Legislature and Congress, as well as local government officials who work hard to ensure their constituents' needs are met. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues related to infrastructure and budgeting, while also providing citizens with access to information about upcoming events or initiatives taking place within the community. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and four city council members who serve four year terms. Residents can get involved in politics by attending public meetings or participating in local organizations that seek to make changes within the community.
The political climate in St. Paul Park, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Paul Park, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
St. Paul Park, Minnesota: r r 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 St. Paul Park, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $3,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)