The politics in 55304 Andover, MN are heavily influenced by the small-town values that are prevalent throughout the area. This is evidenced by the strong support of local politicians who prioritize community development and focus on issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure maintenance. The town is also very supportive of its elected officials, with many residents taking part in local elections by attending debates and caucuses to learn more about each candidate's policies and platforms. Additionally, many Andover citizens take part in volunteering for local causes and organisations to make their community a better place for future generations. Through their civic engagement, they ensure that their values and interests remain important to their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 55304 (Andover, MN) is leaning conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55304 (Andover, MN) is leaning conservative.
Andover, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
Andover, Minnesota: r r r r r r
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 55304 (Andover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,239 contributions totaling $168,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 487 contributions totaling $89,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)