Anoka County, MN is a vibrant and diverse county located in the Twin Cities metro area. Politically, Anoka County is predominately Democratic with the Democratic-Farmer Labor (DFL) Party being the majority party in the region. The current county commissioners are all Democrats and many of the local state representatives and senators also belong to the DFL. The county has long been a stronghold for progressive ideals, although there are some independent voices heard throughout the county. With an ever changing population it can be difficult to predict who will be elected into office each term but it’s clear that Anoka County residents prioritize protecting their rights and creating an environment where their voices are heard.
The political climate in Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative.
In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative.
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.
Anoka, Minnesota: r r r r r r
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Anoka County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,074 contributions totaling $940,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,357 contributions totaling $373,408 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)