Not registered to vote? You’re in luck! This is one of the states that allows you to register AND vote on Election Day at your nearest town or city clerk’s office. Bring ID and wear a mask, and don’t forget to VOTE!
Presidential Election – Nov 5th, 2024
This is now a (light) PURPLE state! It has traditionally voted Democratic in Presidential elections, but the gap is very narrow and opinion polls show that Trump could potentially win Minnesota in 2024. It is absolutely critical to our survival that we retain this state for Biden in 2024, whatever we may dislike about Biden!
Latest Opinion Polling Results in Minnesota:
| state | Trump | Biden | other/DK | % gap | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 42% | 44% | 14% | 2% | Apr-9 |
Voting Results in 2020 Election:
| Trump | Biden | Won by | % gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,484,065 | 1,717,077 | 233,012 | 7.1% |
Voting Results in 2016 Election:
| Trump | Clinton | Won by: | % gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,322,951 | 1,367,716 | 44,765 | 1.7% |
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-580.html
This means, because of the electoral system that we have, that your vote, if you live in Minnesota, is almost as crucial to the final outcome as it would be if you lived in a “battleground” state like Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Wisconsin.
If you live in Minnesota, your vote is critical to our survival. If you vote for a third party or don’t vote at all, you might as well be giving your vote to Trump in this state. It’s that close. Please vote! And please vote for Biden in this state, even though he is not the candidate we need for our survival. If you cannot bear the thought of voting for Biden, please consider vote swapping!
Vote Swapping
Are you willing help ensure that Trump does not get back into the White House by voting for Biden in exchange for someone in a solid red or blue state voting for your preferred third-party candidate? If you’d like to know more, click here.
Register to vote:
| state | Registration_by_Mail | Registration_Online | Registration_in_Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Oct. 13 | Oct. 13 | Nov. 3 |
Vote by mail:
| state | Deadline_to_Apply | Deadline_to_Mail | Deadline_to_be_Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Nov. 2 | November 3 |
Vote in person:
| State | Polls_open_am | Polls_close_pm | Find your polling place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7 | 8 | http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/ |
AND, your most powerful contribution to this election may not be your own vote, but the vote of a friend, relative, colleague, former neighbor, or somebody else you know who does live in a “battleground” state. You may be the one person who can convince that person to vote, and to vote for our survival, at this election.
Click here for more ideas and help in convincing a friend or relative to vote.
Senate Race
Incumbent Democrat Senator Tina Smith is defending her seat against Republican challenger Jason Lewis. Smith is likely to be re-elected, but we can’t afford to take any chances when it comes to putting an end to Mitch McConnell’s stranglehold on the US Senate.
A vote for Tina Smith is a vote to survive in 2020!
House Races
The best we can hope for in 2020 at the Presidential and Senate levels is to get rid of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell so that we will at least survive the next four years. But in the medium term, we need to elect politicians who support the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, the Nuclear Ban Treaty and other real, sustainable solutions to the global threats facing us all.
Luckily, we already have over 100 such politicians in the House of Representatives. We need to make sure they get re-elected, and we need to elect more of them!
If you live in one of these US Congressional Districts, you have a progressive member of Congress to support!
District 2 – Angie Craig
District 4 – Ilhan Omar