White Bear Lake, MN is located in Ramsey County and is home to a politically active population. The county's government is overseen by the Board of Commissioners and various other offices, including the Sheriff's office and county attorney. On a local level, White Bear Lake residents can vote for representatives on the City Council that make decisions that affect their daily lives. They also have the opportunity to weigh in on ballot measures that determine how city-level funds are spent. The local political scene also includes several candidates running for office each election cycle, providing residents with an abundance of choices when it comes to selecting their leadership. Residents can stay informed about these races by attending candidate forums or following along on social media platforms. All in all, White Bear Lake is an active community with plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in the political process and shape their own future.
The political climate in Zip 55110 (White Bear Lake, MN) is moderately 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 55110 (White Bear Lake, MN) is moderately liberal.
White Bear Lake, Minnesota is moderately 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.
White Bear Lake, 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 55110 (White Bear Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,466 contributions totaling $279,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $275,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)