Editing Minneapolis–Saint Paul (section)

==Politics==
{{see also|Politics of Minnesota}}Minneapolis and Saint Paul have each hosted a national political convention. The [[2008 Republican National Convention]] was held at the [[Xcel Energy Center]] in Saint Paul. Minneapolis hosted the [[1892 Republican National Convention]] at the [[Industrial Exposition Building]].
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+Presidential elections results in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - United States - Minnesota - President|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerDetail.html?ContainerID=142|access-date=2021-03-30|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''61.3%''' ''1,101,219''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |36.1% ''648,191''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.6% ''47,911''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''64.7%''' ''1,151,270''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |30.7% ''546,632''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.6% ''82,186''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''55.3%''' ''910,105''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |35.8% ''589,018''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |8.9% ''146,155''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''56.9%''' ''934,437''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |40.8% ''670,433''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.3% ''37,955''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''58.0%''' ''927,825''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |40.3% ''644,931''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.7% ''27,725''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''54.6%''' ''842,339''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |44.3% ''683,336''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''18,250''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''51.0%''' ''679,125''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |42.5% ''566,078''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |6.5% ''86,612''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''53.5%''' ''631,387''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |33.6% ''396,163''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |12.9% ''152,329''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''45.9%''' ''583,255''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |30.5% ''387,262''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |23.6% ''299,436''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''54.8%''' ''611,367''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |44.2% ''493,864''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''10,944''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''52.2%''' ''558,158''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |47.2% ''504,867''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.6% ''6,887''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''49.1%''' ''494,701''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |38.7% ''389,211''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |12.2% ''123,090''
|-
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''55.1%''' ''527,428''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |41.8% ''399,846''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''29,089''
|-
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |47.3% ''398,544''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''50.4%''' ''424,178''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.3% ''19,122''
|}

Like most major metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities is a stronghold for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], known in Minnesota as the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]]. At the state level, DFLers in the [[Minnesota Legislature|Minnesota legislature]] have increasingly relied on the Twin Cities to build majorities. Outside of the staunchly liberal urban core, the suburbs of the Twin Cities have been historically competitive for both the DFL and the Republicans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=In Minnesota, GOP eyes grab of rare Midwest Dem stronghold |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-minnesota-lakes-minneapolis-bf23941b7d6a3330b3ce9d9575fba497 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>