List Of Political Parties In Minnesota
Minnesota has had a history of favoring the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidates since the 1960s, especially in Presidential elections where it has been seen as a "safe state" for the Democratic Party candidate. However, Minnesota has also has an active Republican Party that had been viewed as gaining more support in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to population migration to the suburbs along with the party's focus on socially conservative positions on gun control, abortion and gay rights, although those gains have largely been reversed in recent years. The DFL won a majority in the state house during the 2006 elections, defeating the previous Republican majority, and retained the DFL majority in the state senate. The governorship is held by DFLer Mark Dayton.
Minnesota has one of the strongest levels of support, among the states, for supporting independent and third political party candidates.
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