Updated March 9, 2026
Minnesota: A Model for Power & Progress
2026: Beating Back the ICE Occupation
When ICE surged into Minnesota, 28,000 well-trained nonviolent observers met them, armed only with phones and orange whistles. Two days later, ICE killed Renee Good. In response, Minnesotans organized the first general strike in an American city since 1946. Over 300,000 people participated.
This didn’t happen spontaneously. Local organizers created this strategy. Here is their story.
2023: Progressive Policy Triumphs
In 2023, Minnesota defied the odds and achieved a "miracle" – passing the most ambitious legislative agenda since the New Deal.
This video shows the strategies behind Minnesota's success — and a blueprint for transforming the politics of states around the country.
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Win the Midwest's landmark 2024 case study, "Organizing Was the Heartbeat: The Ten-Year Path to Progressive Governance in Minnesota"
Deep Dive: "Organizing Was the Heartbeat"
Minnesota's policy breakthroughs and culture of civic engagement didn’t come out of nowhere – it was the result of over a decade of strategic base building and organizing, led by MVP grantee partners and other local organizations, and supported by MVP and other funders.
Deep Dive: 2023 Legislative Achievements
Key wins included paid family leave, a new child tax credit, universal school meals, 100% clean energy, free college for low-income families, labor reforms, reproductive rights, voting rights, and driver's licenses for all.
Photo: ISAIAH Minnesota
Current Makeup
Governor
Tim Walz (D)
U.S. Senate
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tina Smith (D)
U.S. House
D: 4 R: 4
State House
D: 67 R: 67
State Senate
D: 34 R: 33
Recent Vote Margins
President
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | 4.3% |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | 7.3% |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1.5% |
U.S. Senate
| 2024 | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 15.7% |
| 2020 | Tina Smith (D) | 5.3% |
| 2018 | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 24.1% |