The city of Golden Valley, MN is a vibrant and diverse community that is home to a wide variety of communities. While there are no local political candidates running for office in Golden Valley, the city has an active government that strives to serve the citizens. The Golden Valley City Council holds regular meetings in order to discuss and address the issues facing the city, such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and more. In addition, other organizations within the city have taken on a more active role in providing resources and support for local residents. This includes youth centers, job programs, housing assistance programs, and initiatives dedicated to supporting small businesses. All of these efforts strive to ensure that Golden Valley remains an enjoyable place for those who live here.
The political climate in Golden Valley, 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
Golden Valley, 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.
Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,518 contributions totaling $1,763,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,203 contributions totaling $380,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)