The 55116 St. Paul, MN area is a vibrant community full of political activity. With the Minnesota State Capitol located in the city, the area is buzzing with state and local politics. The City of St. Paul has an elected mayor and council who are responsible for making decisions that impact residents across the city. Every four years residents come together to choose new leaders to represent their interests at the local level. Local political candidates often hold events and rallies in the area to discuss their ideas for improving their respective wards or districts. Additionally, many organizations host forums and debates which allow candidates to present their platforms directly to the public. This allows citizens of St. Paul to stay informed about important changes in local politics so they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 55116 (St. Paul, MN) is strongly 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 55116 (St. Paul, MN) is strongly liberal.
St. Paul, Minnesota is strongly 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 55116 (St. Paul)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,086 contributions totaling $483,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 449 contributions totaling $90,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)