Voting
Minneapolis Erroneously Touts “Record-Setting” Vote in 2025 Municipal Election
This cycle’s turnout does not crack the top third for Minneapolis municipal elections over the last century.
Read MoreHow Does Jacob Frey’s 2025 Victory Rank in Minneapolis History?
Frey’s winning vote percentage in all three of his victories rank among the lowest of the 74 mayoral elections in City history.
Read MoreA Review of Minnesota Presidential Primaries
Minnesota is hosting presidential primaries for both major parties in back-to-back cycles for just the second time in state history.
Read MoreHow Often Does Ranked Choice Voting Produce Plurality Winners?
Redefining what constitutes an electoral majority still has resulted in pluralities in half of Ranked Choice Voting races in Minnesota.
Read MoreThe Earliest of Birds
Minnesotans can vote earlier in the 2020 general election than they could during two primaries in its electoral past.
Read MoreWill the 2020 Presidential Election See A Decline in Voter Turnout?
There have been six cycle-to-cycle drops in the raw presidential vote in U.S. history.
Read MoreHow Meaningful Is Clinton’s Primary Vote ‘Lead’ Over Trump?
Interparty primary vote comparisons are a tricky business and do not always correlate with general election outcomes.
Read MoreKeith Ellison: Lower the Voting Age to 16
The five-term DFL congressman from Minneapolis calls again for a measure to increase the number of voters in America.
Read MoreWhich States Have the Longest and Shortest Election Day Voting Hours?
Residents in some North Dakota towns have less than half as many hours to cast their ballots as those in New York State.
Read More12 Reasons Minneapolis’ Mayoral Election Is More Interesting Than Yours
35 candidates. Two Bobs, two Marks, two Christophers, two Johns, two Jameses. Captain Jack Sparrow and The Rock. Ranked choice voting. Welcome to elections in the City of Lakes.
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