Woodbury, MN is located in the Twin Cities metro area and is an active and vibrant city with a great deal of political engagement. It is governed by a Mayor, four Council Members, and numerous appointed officials that make up the Woodbury City Council. The council meets regularly to discuss local policies and issues as well as determine taxes and budgets for the City of Woodbury. In addition to the elected officials, many community organizations are actively involved in local politics, holding events such as candidate forums or debates so citizens can learn more about where their candidates stand on various issues. Through these efforts, citizens can gain insight into how their local government operates and understand their individual responsibilities related to voting. Ultimately, the aim is to ensure that the City of Woodbury remains safe, prosperous, and sustainable for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 55125 (Woodbury, MN) is leaning liberal.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55125 (Woodbury, MN) is leaning liberal.
Woodbury, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Minnesota 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.
Woodbury, 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 zip 55125 (Woodbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,467 contributions totaling $122,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 801 contributions totaling $158,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)