The politics of Minneapolis, MN (55418) are focused on the issues that matter most to the residents and businesses of this vibrant community. Local politicians are tackling problems such as economic disparities, racial injustice, climate change, and poverty. In recent years, city leaders have taken steps to address these issues by providing additional resources for small businesses, creating affordable housing programs, promoting clean energy initiatives, increasing access to education and healthcare services, and advocating for criminal justice reform. As Minneapolis continues to grow and develop into a major metropolitan city, local leaders are dedicated to finding innovative solutions for the well-being of its people while also protecting the environment in which they live.
The political climate in Zip 55418 (Minneapolis, 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 55418 (Minneapolis, MN) is strongly liberal.
Minneapolis, 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.
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 55418 (Minneapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,164 contributions totaling $169,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $28,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)