Eden Prairie, MN is a small city located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. The city has a total population of close to 62,000 people and is known for its expansive parks and trails system as well as its vibrant business community. Despite its size, Eden Prairie has an active political scene. Local politicians are active in public meetings and events throughout the year, engaging both residents and businesses in important conversations about the future of their community. Politicians also work hard to ensure that citizens' voices are heard on local issues and in state-level elections. Eden Praire has strong representation from both major parties, with both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for votes in local elections. Residents of Eden Praire can expect to see their elected representatives advocate for policies that will help improve the quality of life for all citizens in this charming town.
The political climate in Zip 55347 (Eden Prairie, MN) is moderately 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 55347 (Eden Prairie, MN) is moderately liberal.
Eden Prairie, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Eden Prairie, 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 55347 (Eden Prairie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,936 contributions totaling $241,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,131 contributions totaling $594,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)