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Most Liberal, And Most Conservative Twin Cities Suburbs: List

Using past election data, Niche has categorized Minnesota suburbs based on where they fall politically.

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TWIN CITIES, MN — With Election Day just days away, dozens of races across Minnesota are looking as close as ever. Several races for U.S. House in the Twin Cities metro area could come down to a tiny margin of voters in the suburbs.

With the midterms next week, it's worth taking a look at the political landscape of the metro.

Based on 2012 and 2016 election results, Niche.com has categorized the following Twin Cities suburbs as either liberal, very liberal, balanced, conservative, or very conservative.

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According to Niche, there are more conservative suburbs than liberal suburbs.

You can also look up information about your neighborhood using the New York Times' "extremely detailed map of the 2016 election."

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Here are the suburbs Niche says are either "liberal" or "very liberal."

  • New Hope
  • Hopkins
  • Lauderdale
  • Columbia Heights
  • Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Center
  • Hilltop

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Below are the suburbs Niche says are "conservative" or "very conservative."

  • Osseo
  • North Oaks
  • Deephaven
  • North Hudson
  • Corcoran
  • White Bear Township
  • Orono
  • Minnetrista
  • Lino Lakes
  • Medina
  • Lakeville
  • Rosemount
  • Farmington
  • Edina
  • Woodbury
  • Prior Lake
  • Ramsey
  • Eagan
  • Minnetonka
  • Chaska
  • Cottage Grove
  • Arden Hills
  • Hudson
  • Mendota Heights
  • Apple Valley
  • Stillwater
  • Wayzata
  • Savage
  • Oakdale
  • Blaine
  • Inver Grove Heights
  • St. Paul Park
  • Coon Rapids
  • Shakopee
  • Forest Lake
  • Hastings
  • Oak Park Heights
  • Anoka
  • Spring Lake Park
  • Newport
  • South St. Paul

Niche says these suburbs are "balanced" politically:

  • Bayport
  • Shoreview
  • Maple Grove
  • Falcon Heights
  • Eden Prairie
  • Vadnais Heights
  • Champlin
  • Plymouth
  • St. Anthony
  • Golden Valley
  • St. Louis Park
  • North St. Paul
  • Little Canada
  • New Brighton
  • Bloomington
  • White Bear Lake
  • Mounds View
  • Burnsville
  • Crystal
  • Roseville
  • Fridley
  • Richfield
  • Robbinsdale
  • Maplewood
  • West St. Paul

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