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Counties in Minnesota
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Minnesota
- A list and map of counties in Minnesota
- An overview of local elections in Minnesota
- An overview of the initiative process in Minnesota
Counties
County government
Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 87 counties, 2,633 cities, towns, and villages, and 579 special districts.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Mayor, city council, estimate and taxation board, and park and recreation board
- St. Paul, Minnesota - Mayor and city council (special)
- Ramsey County, Minnesota - County board of commissioners (special)
- All local elections by county
- Minnesota school board elections
2024
- Hennepin County, Minnesota - County commission, county park commission, and district court
- Ramsey County, Minnesota - County commission and district court judges
- All other local elections by county
- Minnesota school board elections
2023
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - City council
- St. Paul, Minnesota - City council
- Minnesota school board elections
2022
- Hennepin County, Minnesota - County attorney, county sheriff, county commission, county park commission, and judicial offices
- Ramsey County, Minnesota - Attorney, sheriff, county commission, and District court judges
- Minnesota school board elections
2021
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - Mayor, city council, board of estimate and taxation, park and recreation board
- St. Paul, Minnesota - Mayor
- Minnesota school board elections
2020
- Minneapolis, Minnesota - City council (special election)
- Hennepin County, Minnesota - County commissioners, park commissioners, district court judges
- Ramsey County, Minnesota - County commissioners and district court judges
- Minnesota school board elections
Initiative process availability
Charter cities have a mandated initiative process for citizens to petition for and vote on charter amendments. Charter cities also have the authority to allow initiative for ordinances. Some have granted this power to citizens, others have not. The information for the top 10 most populated cities in Minnesota, eight of which operate under a charter, is provided below.
Citizens in general law cities do not have broad initiative power to propose ordinances, but there are specific state statutes that grant a petition process for limited subject matter.[2]
Ramsey County, as the only charter county, permits initiative for charter amendments and county measures.[3][4]
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Minnesota municipal code library
- Minnesota state government website
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota League of Cities, "City Special Elections," November 19, 2020
- ↑ Ramsey County, "Ramsey County Home Rule Charter," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
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