Minnesota is an anathema to the Trump administration.
“He’s attacking Minnesota because of Minnesota’s virtue,” said Keith Ellison, the state’s attorney general
It’s a midwestern state that hasn’t voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972,
including the three times it voted against Donald Trump.
A strong and growing
Scandinavian-style social safety net
and welcoming culture to immigrants
has attracted populations from around the world over the last few generations, including the largest Somali population outside Somalia.
The state is a refuge for trans people and abortion access.
It has high levels of civic engagement,
regularly ranking at or near the top for voter turnout.
It is a donor state, sending more money to the federal government than it receives.
It has higher organized labor participation rates than the national average.
Minneapolis, its largest city, ignited the nationwide 2020 protests over police brutality and racism after a police officer killed George Floyd.
