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The DFL's base of support is diverse, and it includes urban and suburban voters, working class voters, labor unions, environmentalists, and other progressive groups. [19] The party has a strong presence in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. [20] The DFL has lost support in traditional DFL strongholds such as the Iron Range since 2016. [21]
Minnesota has had a history of favoring the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidates in presidential elections since the 1960s. However, Minnesota has also had an active Republican Party that has been viewed as gaining more support since the late 1990s and early 2000s due to population migration to the suburbs along with the party's focus on socially conservative positions ...
The Minnesota Young DFL (simply referred to as MYDFL) is the official youth caucus of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). The group's membership is open to any Minnesotan Democrat under the age of 36. [1] The Minnesota Young DFL is nationally affiliated with the Young Democrats of America. Its current president is Quentin ...
When Martin was elected DFL Party Chair in 2011, he inherited a state party deeply in debt [8] following significant election losses including losing the majority in the State Senate for the first time in 40 years, the majority in the House of Representatives, and one of the longest held Democratic seats in Congress in MN-08 with the defeat of ...
The 2023–24 Minnesota Legislature was sworn into office on January 3, 2023, with 70 DFL members and 64 Republican members. [9] The effects of redistricting and a large number of retirements at the end of the previous session resulted in 39 races without an incumbent. 16 races were uncontested, all in noncompetitive districts.
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). This was the first election for the DFL since it won a majority of seats in the 2012 election , after losing a majority to the Republicans in the 2010 election .
Lindsey Port is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party , she represents Senate District 55, which includes parts of Burnsville , Savage , and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Summary of the November 6, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats No. ∆No. % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party: 125 915,161 80 59.70 Independent-Republicans of Minnesota: 120 803,116 54 40.30 Grassroots Party of Minnesota: 2 1,232 0 0.00 Independent: 4 13,126 0 0.00 Total: 134: ±0: 100.00