The politics of 55402 Minneapolis, MN, are quite diverse. The city is the largest in Minnesota and has a deep history of being politically active and engaged in civic discourse. The city is represented by members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), as well as other progressive organizations like the Green Party and the Working Families Party. In recent years, Minneapolis has seen an increase in social activism and progressivism, particularly among its younger residents. This has resulted in increased support of progressive candidates for local offices such as City Council or Mayor. Recently, the City of Minneapolis conducted a special election to fill a vacant seat on its City Council. The election was won by Andrea Jenkins, an openly transgender woman who ran on a platform of affordable housing, accessible healthcare, criminal justice reform, and environmental protection. She is just one example of how politics in 55402 Minneapolis is changing to reflect the values of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 55402 (Minneapolis, MN) is very 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 55402 (Minneapolis, MN) is very liberal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota is very 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.
Minneapolis, 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 55402 (Minneapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $333,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $769 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $866,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,536 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)