Politics & Government

Fridley Voters Gave More Support to Marriage Amendment than Voter ID

That was unusual among Patch cities in Minnesota.

Fridley voters marked "Yes" on the marriage-amendment ballot question more than for the voter ID amendment, although neither had majority support in the city.

Still, that was an unusual combination among the Nov. 6, 2012 election results for Patch cities in Minnesota.

Unofficial results as of Friday showed that the amendment to define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution as being between one man and one woman had 45.09 percent support in Fridley. Support for the Voter ID amendment in Fridley was 43.50 percent.

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Most cities that Patch serves had more support for the voter ID than the marriage amendment. And some, including seven around Lake Minnetonka, registered greater support for voter ID by between 11 and 16 percentage points.

 

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City ID YES (%) Marr. YES (%) % pt. diff. Orono 55.01 39.44 15.57 Minnetonka Beach 56.00 41.75 14.25 Tonka Bay 52.55 39.06 13.49 Minnetrista 60.32 47.58 12.74 Wayzata 50.98 38.46 12.52 Deephaven 48.34 36.31 12.03 Shorewood 50.32 39.30 11.02 Eden Prairie 49.94 40.08 9.86 Shakopee 54.60 45.86 8.74 Lakeville 57.30 48.58 8.72 Edina  42.53 34.37 8.16 Long Lake  46.41 38.32 8.09 Woodbury 50.65 42.76 7.89 Eagan 46.82 39.05 7.77 Minnetonka 42.50 34.74 7.76 Plymouth 47.63 40.04 7.59 Maple Grove 52.21 44.67 7.54 Lake Elmo 53.04 45.64 7.40 Mendota Heights 44.40 37.36 7.04 St. Michael 61.23 54.23 7.00 St. Louis Park 33.30 26.37 6.93 Rosemount 53.13 46.42 6.71 Apple Valley 49.89 43.30 6.59 Mound  50.92 44.39 6.53 Stillwater 44.40 37.88 6.52 Excelsior 42.67 36.60 6.07 SW Minneapolis 19.30 14.51 4.79 Burnsville 49.26 44.76 4.50 Inver Grove Heights 48.63 45.27 3.36 Golden Valley 32.81 29.48 3.33 Spring Park 49.24 46.10 3.14 Oak Park Heights 48.03 45.52 2.51 Hopkins 37.62 35.29 2.33 Oakdale 48.33 46.21 2.12 Northfield 29.08 27.64 1.44 Richfield 38.59 37.59 1.00 Roseville 39.35 40.58 -1.23 Fridley 43.50 45.09 -1.59


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