The politics in 55444 Brooklyn Park, MN are a reflection of the diverse population that makes up this city. Located in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park has a growing population of over 75,000 people and is home to many different ethnic backgrounds and cultures. The area is represented at the state legislative level by DFL representatives whose focus is on issues such as economic development, job growth, education reform, access to healthcare and affordable housing. Local elections feature candidates from both major parties who are addressing these important issues as well as others related to the local community. Over the years, Brooklyn Park has seen its share of successes and challenges when it comes to politics but continues to be a vibrant city with engaged citizens who are passionate about their local government and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 55444 (Brooklyn Park, 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 55444 (Brooklyn Park, MN) is strongly liberal.
Brooklyn Park, 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.
Brooklyn Park, 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 55444 (Brooklyn Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $22,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)