The town of 55359 Independence, MN is nestled in the rolling hills of southeastern Minnesota. Although it is a small rural community, the politics of Independence are anything but unimportant. Local elections take place annually and feature candidates from both major political parties who are deeply invested in ensuring that the needs of the citizens of the town are addressed. Issues include public safety, economic development, education and environmental protection. Each candidate works to ensure that their agenda is one that will benefit all those living in the town and surrounding area. With passionate advocates for change on both sides, it can be a difficult job to stay abreast of current issues and determine which candidate would be best suited for representing their interests in local government. But with an engaged electorate, residents can be sure that their voices will always be heard when it comes to deciding who will lead them into the future.
The political climate in Zip 55359 (Independence, 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 55359 (Independence, MN) is moderately liberal.
Independence, 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.
Independence, 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 55359 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $69,928 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 242 contributions totaling $76,925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)