St. Louis Park, MN is a vibrant city located in Hennepin County with a population of approximately 49,000 people. This city is known for its diverse and inclusive culture, making it an attractive destination for people from all walks of life. The city has a strong network of engaged citizens who are passionate about legislation that affects the community. In addition to engaging residents in local politics, St. Louis Park also has local political candidates who work hard to ensure their constituents’ concerns are heard and addressed. The city's mayor is Jake Spano and the City Council members include Brad Wiersum, Barbara Gray, John Erwin, Steven Shultz, Anne Mavity, Diane Hofstede and Peter Brausen. Each of these elected officials are dedicated to listening to the needs of those in the 55416 area as well as working rigorously on initiatives that will benefit everyone living in St. Louis Park.
The political climate in Zip 55416 (St. Louis Park, 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 55416 (St. Louis Park, MN) is strongly liberal.
St. Louis Park, 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.
St. Louis Park, 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 55416 (St. Louis Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,617 contributions totaling $1,008,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $161,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)