Columbia Heights, MN 55421 is a vibrant and diverse community, located in the north-eastern corner of Minneapolis. It has a rich history of political engagement and civic involvement. The city is run by a mayor and city council members who are elected by the residents. The current Mayor is Donna Schmitt, who was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020. The City Council consists of seven members who serve four-year terms. They work together to pass legislation that affects the day-to-day lives of all residents. Columbia Heights also has an active community of political activists that are passionate about their beliefs and lobbying for change. In addition, there are numerous organizations offering opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics by providing information on issues and volunteering for causes they care about. Columbia Heights is a great example of how political engagement can have a positive impact on communities and create positive change.
The political climate in Zip 55421 (Columbia Heights, MN) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 55421 (Columbia Heights, MN) is leaning liberal.
Columbia Heights, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Anoka County, Minnesota 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.
Columbia Heights, 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 zip 55421 (Columbia Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,257 contributions totaling $58,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)