North Oaks, MN is a small community located just north of Minneapolis. The town has a population of about 4,500 and is known for its small-town charm and strong sense of community. There is a strong spirit of civic engagement among the residents, with many actively involved in local politics. From city council meetings to debates on important issues, North Oaks residents are always engaged in their community. Local political candidates running for office often come from within the town itself, and many have long-standing roots in the area. North Oaks residents take pride in their involvement in local government by voting every election cycle and being active participants throughout the year on local initiatives.
The political climate in North Oaks, MN is somewhat 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
North Oaks, MN is somewhat 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.
North Oaks, 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 North Oaks, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,783 contributions totaling $251,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 966 contributions totaling $346,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)