St. Paul, MN 55101 is the capital of Minnesota and home to a vibrant political scene. The city is currently represented by Mayor Melvin Carter, who was elected in 2018 on a platform of racial and economic justice. On the legislative side, St. Paul is part of Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, represented by Democrat Angie Craig, and it is also served by several state senators and representatives from both major parties. There are a variety of local political organizations which advocate for their respective causes and candidates in the city, such as the Saint Paul Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Republican Party of Minnesota, and more. St. Paul voters have a strong tradition of civic engagement that starts with local government officials who care about their constituents and works its way up to state legislators who strive to make well-informed decisions based on community input.
The political climate in Zip 55101 (St. Paul, MN) is very 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 55101 (St. Paul, MN) is very liberal.
St. Paul, Minnesota is very 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.
St. Paul, 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 55101 (St. Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,484 contributions totaling $145,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $47,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)