In 55438 Bloomington, MN, politics are an important part of the community. Residents take part in a range of activities to make their voices heard on local issues. These activities include attending city council meetings and participating in grassroots initiatives to support or oppose ballot measures. Additionally, residents can participate in political campaigns for local candidates who are running for office. In order to stay informed, many individuals follow the news about current legislation and political events in the area. There is also a strong focus on voter registration and turnout as well as supporting organizations that promote social justice and equity in the community. All of these efforts contribute to keeping Bloomington's political environment active and engaging for all involved.
The political climate in Zip 55438 (Bloomington, MN) is strongly 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
Zip 55438 (Bloomington, MN) is strongly liberal.
Bloomington, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Bloomington, 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 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 55438 (Bloomington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,355 contributions totaling $179,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $132,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)