Richfield, MN 55423 is a vibrant community with plenty of political engagement. Active participation from citizens in the local and state elections helps ensure that the needs of the people are represented. Citizens often attend town hall meetings to discuss important issues and voice their opinion on various topics. Local organizations such as the League of Women Voters host events to inform voters about upcoming elections and encourage turnout in order to make sure elected officials are those who best represent the desires of the people. Recently, Richfield has elected two City Councilors who have been instrumental in advocating for increased environmental protection, as well as advocating for affordable housing initiatives throughout the city. With the upcoming election season, Richfield is sure to draw out even more active citizen involvement in order to guarantee that their voices will be heard and their needs met.
The political climate in Zip 55423 (Richfield, 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 55423 (Richfield, MN) is strongly liberal.
Richfield, 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.
Richfield, 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 55423 (Richfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,515 contributions totaling $81,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $23,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)