55126 Shoreview, MN is a small city located in the Twin Cities metro area, and has a progressive political culture. The city is represented on the local level by two City Council Members who are actively engaged in addressing the needs of their constituents. On a larger scale, 55126 Shoreview's citizens often elect progressive candidates to state-wide offices such as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and members of Congress who share their views and values. Many of these politicians have campaigned for issues ranging from environmental protection to economic justice. In addition to this political engagement, many local organizations seek to engage citizens through volunteer opportunities or educational programs related to politics and civic engagement. Through these efforts, 55126 Shoreview serves as an example of how a small city can be politically active and engaged with its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 55126 (Shoreview, MN) is moderately liberal.
Ramsey County, MN is very liberal. In Ramsey County, MN 71.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Ramsey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55126 (Shoreview, MN) is moderately liberal.
Shoreview, Minnesota is moderately liberal.
Ramsey 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.
Shoreview, 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 55126 (Shoreview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,006 contributions totaling $155,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $96,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)