Inver Grove Heights, MN is a small city located in Dakota County with an estimated population of about 33,000. The city has several political candidates running for office at the local level, including a mayor and five city council members. Each candidate brings their own unique perspective and set of experiences to the table, making the race for local office an exciting one for residents to watch. Residents are encouraged to attend debates and other events held by each candidate in order to make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballots. Inver Grove Heights has a strong sense of community spirit and engagement, which makes it a great place for those who are politically-minded or looking for meaningful involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 55077 (Inver Grove Heights, MN) is somewhat liberal.
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
Zip 55077 (Inver Grove Heights, MN) is somewhat liberal.
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Dakota 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.
Inver Grove Heights, 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 55077 (Inver Grove Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 770 contributions totaling $65,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $44,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)