Title: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018? | Minnesota Monthly
Headings: Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
Is Minnesota a Red or Blue State in 2018?
From Nonpartisan to Polarized
Hillary’s Purple-State Blues
What Is Changing?
What Has Remained?
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Content: The Twin Cities are growing, for one. Since 2010, the metro has added about 250,000 people. Minnesota is also diversifying. By 2040, the Metropolitan Council predicts people of color will have risen from 25 to 40 percent of Twin Cities residents. Checking off key DFL traits—young, highly educated, and more diverse than greater Minnesota—means the metro could grow into an even greater blue heavyweight. Outstate populations, meanwhile, are shrinking, aging, and more likely to vote Republican. They’re also more likely to vote; older white voters have proven the country’s most reliable. So, Minnesota’s fast-aging population could mean a stronger GOP electorate in the short term. What Has Remained?