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Minnesota

BainsBane

(53,035 posts) Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:23 AM Nov 2012

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The most Democratic county in Minnesota

You might think Hennepin or Ramsey is the most Democratic county in America, but according to the Secretary of State's Office, it's Cook County, home to the lovely Grand Marais. They had the lowest percentage of yes votes on both amendments.

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/AmendmentResultsCounty/1?questionid=140

http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/AmendmentResultsCounty/1?questionid=141

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The most Democratic county in Minnesota (Original Post) BainsBane Nov 2012 OP

Minnesota POL_POT Nov 2012 #1

Was up there with my sister in spring - so scenic too + a lot of history lunasun Nov 2012 #2

a beautiful place BainsBane Nov 2012 #4

Yah Sure your betcha!! Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #3

The whole county has only about 5000 people, of whom Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #5

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1. Minnesota

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:25 AM

Nov 2012

LOVE IT

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

2. Was up there with my sister in spring - so scenic too + a lot of history

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:38 AM

Nov 2012

BainsBane

(53,035 posts)

4. a beautiful place

Reply to lunasun (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:05 AM

Nov 2012

I love Grand Marais, a nice little town. Plus it's near the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. Yah Sure your betcha!!

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:55 AM

Nov 2012

Good Finnish folk up there don't ya know!!

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)

5. The whole county has only about 5000 people, of whom

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:53 AM

Nov 2012

about 1300 live in Grand Marais, which seems to attract a lot of arts and crafts types and laid-back retirees from the cities, and there's also the Grand Portage Indian Reservation within the county. I know the ID question was a particular sore spot for Native Americans, who have previously been allowed to use their tribal IDs to register to vote.

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