The 10 Most Liberal Cities In Minnesota For 2024


The most liberal cities in Minnesota are St. Paul and Blaine for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

In this article, we will explore some of the most liberal cities in Minnesota, where progressive ideas and inclusive attitudes flourish.

If you’re looking to move to Minnesota and want to know where the majority of Minnesotans lean left, you’ve come to the right place.

Specifically, we wanted to know which cities have the highest number of liberal voters in the North Star State.

To do so, we analyzed how the people in each city in Minnesota with a population greater than 5,000 voted during the last presidential election. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Democrat were named the most liberal cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Most Liberal Cities In Minnesota Map

If you’re wondering, Little Falls is the most conservative city in Minnesota of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then, we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most liberal cities in Minnesota.

And if you already knew these places were liberal, check out some more reading about Minnesota and the most liberal places in the country:

The 10 Most Liberal Places In Minnesota For 2024

St. Paul, MN

Source: Wikipedia User | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on St. Paul: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Blaine, MN

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Blaine: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Maplewood, MN

Source: Wikipedia User McGhiever | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Maplewood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Roseville, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Roseville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Shoreview, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Aaron Fulkerson (AaronRoe at English Wikipedia) | CC BY 2.5
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Shoreview: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

White Bear Lake, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Elkman | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on White Bear Lake: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on New Brighton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Mounds View, MN

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-SA-4.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Mounds View: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Vadnais Heights, MN

Source: Wikipedia User Gabriel Vanslette | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on Vadnais Heights: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

North St. Paul, MN

Source: Wikipedia User TheG3NERAL John 3:16 | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Percent Democrat: 71.5%
More on North St. Paul: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most liberal cities in Minnesota for 2024

To find the most liberal places in Minnesota, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most liberals.

Straight forward.

We started by making a list of every city in Minnesota over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 144 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places lean the most leftward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For Democratic President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Democrats, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

The winner, St. Paul, is “The Most liberal City in Minnesota For 2024”. The most conservative place in Minnesota was Little Falls.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most liberal places to live in Minnesota.

Summing Up The Liberal Snowflakes in Minnesota

Well, there you have it, the places in Minnesota that have the highest number of liberals per capita, with St. Paul ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

The most liberal cities in Minnesota are St. Paul, Blaine, Maplewood, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, New Brighton, Mounds View, Vadnais Heights, and North St. Paul.

If you’re curious, here are the least liberal cities in Minnesota:

  1. Little Falls
  2. Litchfield
  3. Isanti

For more Minnesota reading, check out:

Most Liberal Places In Minnesota

RankCityPopulation% Liberal
1St. Paul, MN308,80671.5%
2Blaine, MN70,04771.5%
3Maplewood, MN41,40571.5%
4Roseville, MN36,06671.5%
5Shoreview, MN26,84671.5%
6White Bear Lake, MN24,31771.5%
7New Brighton, MN23,14171.5%
8Mounds View, MN13,10071.5%
9Vadnais Heights, MN12,86471.5%
10North St. Paul, MN12,46571.5%
11Little Canada, MN10,62471.5%
12Arden Hills, MN9,80571.5%
13St. Anthony, MN9,33271.5%
14Spring Lake Park, MN6,96671.5%
15Falcon Heights, MN5,23271.5%
16North Oaks, MN5,19371.5%
17Minneapolis, MN426,87770.5%
18Bloomington, MN89,24470.5%
19Brooklyn Park, MN84,95170.5%
20Plymouth, MN79,91870.5%
21Maple Grove, MN70,11070.5%
22Eden Prairie, MN63,62370.5%
23Minnetonka, MN53,52970.5%
24Edina, MN53,03770.5%
25St. Louis Park, MN49,50070.5%
26Richfield, MN36,80970.5%
27Brooklyn Center, MN33,10970.5%
28Chanhassen, MN25,86870.5%
29Champlin, MN23,66670.5%
30Crystal, MN22,95470.5%
31Golden Valley, MN22,14270.5%
32New Hope, MN21,62070.5%
33Hopkins, MN18,75270.5%
34Robbinsdale, MN14,45270.5%
35Rogers, MN13,28370.5%
36Mound, MN9,27270.5%
37Minnetrista, MN8,34770.5%
38Orono, MN8,22370.5%
39Dayton, MN7,74570.5%
40Shorewood, MN7,72270.5%
41Medina, MN6,74670.5%
42Corcoran, MN6,54970.5%
43Lakeville, MN70,69655.7%
44Eagan, MN68,26255.7%
45Burnsville, MN64,07555.7%
46Apple Valley, MN55,59455.7%
47Inver Grove Heights, MN35,67355.7%
48Rosemount, MN25,99355.7%
49Farmington, MN23,48755.7%
50Hastings, MN22,06355.7%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

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