Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is a thriving city located in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. It has a population of over 75,000 people and is governed by an elected mayor and city council. In addition to this, it also has many state representatives that serve the citizens of Brooklyn Park at both the local and state level. The diverse population of the city ensures that there are many different perspectives represented on any given issue in politics. Local elections are held every two years in which residents votefor their chosen candidates for mayor and city council. In recent years, Brooklyn Park has seen strong voter turnout, with issues ranging from housing affordability to environmental sustainability being discussed passionately. As the city continues to grow and evolve, it is important for citizens to stay informed about local politics so they can make their voices heard in meaningful ways.
The political climate in Brooklyn Park, 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
Brooklyn Park, 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.
Brooklyn Park, 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 Brooklyn Park, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,676 contributions totaling $200,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $92,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)