St. Paul, MN is located in Ramsey County and is the state capital of Minnesota. The city has a population of 306,793 as of 2019 and is often referred to as the Twin City alongside Minneapolis. St. Paul is known for its rich history and diverse culture. It is home to various restaurants, festivals, museums, and other attractions that make it an exciting place to visit or live in. Politically, St. Paul has a strong Democratic base but there are still many Republican voters in the area. Local elections are typically competitive with candidates from both sides vying for the positions on their party's ticket. In recent years, progressive candidates have been gaining more traction in local races due to an increase in young voters who are outspoken about issues like climate change and social justice initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 55103 (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 55103 (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 55103 (St. Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $29,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $24,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)