The city of Minneapolis, MN (55411) is located in the heart of Hennepin County and is governed by a strong local political system. Since the 1980s, Minneapolis has been consistently led by Democratic mayors and a majority of locally elected members from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. The city has seen several progressive policy initiatives come to fruition over recent years, such as implementing an improved public transportation system, increasing affordable housing options, and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Additionally, Minneapolis was also one of the first cities in the US to pass a police reform bill that called for an overhaul of police procedures such as body cameras for officers and more training on de-escalation techniques. In addition to these progressive measures, Minneapolis also seeks to address poverty and economic inequality through various social programs at both a city and county level. The city is continually working to make sure its citizens have access to quality healthcare, education opportunities, job placement services, and other resources necessary for life in a major metropolitan area.
The political climate in Zip 55411 (Minneapolis, MN) is very 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 55411 (Minneapolis, MN) is very liberal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota is very 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.
Minneapolis, 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 55411 (Minneapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 883 contributions totaling $45,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)