The city of 55443 Brooklyn Park, MN is a vibrant and growing community located in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis. It has a diverse population of approximately 79,000 people and is home to many different cultures, faiths, and nationalities. In terms of politics, Brooklyn Park is served by an experienced seven-member City Council that guides the city’s decisions on issues such as spending and taxation. The current mayor of Brooklyn Park is Jeffrey Lunde, who was first elected in 2015 and is running for re-election this November. Lunde has worked hard to keep Brooklyn Park fiscally responsible while also working to meet the needs of its citizens through initiatives like the recently implemented “Green Streets” program which focuses on improving the environment in the area through bike lanes and other green infrastructure improvements. Additionally, there are several highly qualified candidates running for City Council in 2020 who hope to bring their unique perspectives and ideas to serve the residents of Brooklyn Park. As it stands now, it looks like Brooklyn Park will remain a great place to live for many years to come with strong civic leadership looking out for its citizens’ needs.
The political climate in Zip 55443 (Brooklyn Park, 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 55443 (Brooklyn Park, MN) is strongly liberal.
Brooklyn Park, 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.
Brooklyn Park, 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 55443 (Brooklyn Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 715 contributions totaling $68,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $32,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)