Dakota, MN County is situated in the midwest of the United States and has a diverse population. It is home to numerous vibrant cities and towns that are governed by local authorities. The county is served by its own elected body of representatives in addition to representatives from each of the cities and towns that make up Dakota County. These officials are responsible for making decisions on a host of issues ranging from education and infrastructure, to public safety and economic development. Recent political issues have included increasing funding for public infrastructure projects, improving access to health care, and addressing climate change. Each candidate in Dakota County works together to ensure that everyone in the community has their voices heard on important issues. Through these efforts, Dakota County strives to be a strong leader in addressing pressing social concerns while continuing to be an example of progressiveness for other counties across America.
The political climate in Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal.
In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dakota County, MN 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.
Dakota, 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 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 Dakota County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28,194 contributions totaling $2,686,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,728 contributions totaling $1,369,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)