The politics in 55331 Shorewood, MN is managed by the local government. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for setting policy for the city and making decisions on matters ranging from public safety to economic development. The Council is composed of seven members elected by popular vote with each member representing one of the wards in Shorewood. The Mayor and City Council work together to create an environment that encourages economic growth, develops safe neighborhoods, and provides quality services. As part of their duties they are also responsible for maintaining a balanced budget while providing adequate resources to support the citizens of Shorewood. There are a variety of local initiatives that have been implemented under the leadership of the Mayor and City Council to ensure that Shorewood remains a vibrant community where people can live, work, play, and raise a family.
The political climate in Zip 55331 (Shorewood, MN) is moderately 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 55331 (Shorewood, MN) is moderately liberal.
Shorewood, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Shorewood, 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 55331 (Shorewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,561 contributions totaling $592,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,028 contributions totaling $726,169 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)