Minneapolis, MN 55412 is a vibrant city located in the heart of Minnesota. Politically, it is largely represented by Democrats in both state and federal offices. At the federal level, Senator Tina Smith and Representative Ilhan Omar are both serving to represent the district. On the state level, Senator Scott Dibble and Representatives Frank Hornstein and Raymond Dehn hold office. All four of these elected officials are members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, which has been an influential presence in Minneapolis politics for decades. The local government also consists of an elected mayor and city council who work together to set policy for the city. Mayor Jacob Frey was recently reelected to a second term in 2019 and works with a number of other council members to make decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and more. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous political activist groups focused on specific social causes such as homelessness prevention or police reform that seek to influence change through grassroots organizing efforts. Minneapolis is known for its active political environment where individuals can make their voices heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 55412 (Minneapolis, MN) is strongly 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 55412 (Minneapolis, MN) is strongly liberal.
Minneapolis, Minnesota is strongly 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 55412 (Minneapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 970 contributions totaling $34,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $13,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)