The politics in 55415 Minneapolis, MN are heavily influenced by the Democratic party. This is due to a large democratic majority in the city. The City Council is made up of 13 members, all of whom are Democrats, and the Mayor—Jacob Frey—is also a Democrat. In addition to the city government, there are many state representatives and senators who represent Minneapolis and its surrounding areas. These elected officials work on behalf of their constituents to pass bills that protect rights for everyone living in the city. They also work to ensure that businesses within Minneapolis abide by certain regulations and have fair wages for employees. The goal is to keep Minneapolis vibrant and diverse while improving quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 55415 (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 55415 (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 55415 (Minneapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,016 contributions totaling $666,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $27,494 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $655 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)