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MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers
June 8, 2026
AGENDA
1.Call to Order - 6:00 p.m.
2.Council Miscellaneous Discussion Items
3.City Manager Miscellaneous Discussion Items
a.Budget Calendar Update
b.Safety Communications with City Council
Provide input
c.Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
This is an informational presentation only — no formal action required.
d.Early Voting Law Change Options
- Staff is looking for Council consensus on options regarding the Early Voting
law change
4.Adjournment
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Council Regular Meeting
DATE: 6/8/2026
TO: Council Study Session
FROM: Ginny McIntosh, Planning Manager
THROUGH: Daren Nyquist, Interim City Manager
BY: Shannon Pettit, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Requested Council Action:
This is an informational presentation only — no formal action required.
Background:
The Metropolitan Council recently informed the City of Brooklyn Center that preliminary population and housing estimates for Brooklyn
Center are now available.
As directed under Minnesota Statute §473.24, community development researchers prepare annual population and household
estimates for cities, townships, and counties within the Twin Cities region. These estimates:
•Inform funding decisions for state programs such as Local Government Aid, State Aid for Local Transportation, and the
region's Fiscal Disparities Program.
•Provide local governments and other stakeholders with timely estimated counts of people, households, and housing units for
small geographic areas.
•Allow community development researchers to highlight recent and relevant population and development trends in the Twin
Cities region to policymakers.
According to the data collected by the Metropolitan Council:
•The City of Brooklyn Center has a total of:
o 12,070 housing units
o 11,855 households with an average household size of 2.90 persons per household
o 34,122 people (of whom 525 lived in group quarters facilities)
It is important to note that: (1) these estimates do not include building permits issued in 2025, as those units likely would not have
been completed by the estimate date of April 1, and (2) data inputs are refreshed each year, so these estimates should not be
compared directly with 2024 estimates sent last year. The 2020 U.S. Census provides a more comparable reference point.
Population and household estimates are reviewed by local governments before they are revised and certified by the Metropolitan
Council. These estimates have a one-year lag; the most recent set was published in July 2025 and describes population and
households in 2024.
How does the Metropolitan Council develop annual estimates?
The Metropolitan Council uses a housing stock-based model to estimate households and population. It is much easier to track the
number of housing units—and estimate how many people live in them—than it is to account for births, deaths, and households moving
into or out of small areas.
The most recent decennial U.S. Census (2020) provides a count of all housing units by type that serves as a baseline for annual
estimates throughout the decade. From here, the Metropolitan Council complete three (3) main steps to produce annual estimates:
1.The Metropolitan Council uses residential building permits provided by local governments (and other secondary sources) to
determine how many units to add or subtract from the 2020 baseline. These calculations create the Metropolitan Council's
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annual Housing Stock Estimates.
2.Next, the Metropolitan Council applies occupancy rates customized to each housing type to estimate the number of
households.
3.The Metropolitan Council uses an average household size customized to each housing type to estimate the number of people
within households. Lastly, the Metropolitan Council adds residents living in facilities that are not considered part of the
housing stock (known as group quarters) to generate the total estimated population count.
Imagine 2050 Plan
Website: https://imagine2050.metrocouncil.org/
The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency charged with planning and coordinating the growth and development of the
seven-county metropolitan area. State law requires that the Metropolitan Council create regional plans and policies to guide growth and
manage regional systems for transportation, aviation, water resources, and regional parks. The law also requires local governments to
update their comprehensive plans. This planning cycle begins with the release of data from the decennial U.S. Census (i.e. 2020
Census) and serves as the starting point for the Metropolitan Council to develop forecasts of regional and local changes in population
and the number of households and jobs looking ahead 10, 20, and 30 years.
The Imagine 2050 Plan is the regional development guide created by the Metropolitan Council, is the latest long-range plan for the
seven-county metro region and, like our City’s comprehensive plan, is updated every 10 years. Similar to our City’s comprehensive
plan, there are a series of five policy plans with their own objectives, policies, and actions that align with regional vision, values, and
goals: Land Use, Water, Regional Parks and Trails, Transportation, and Housing (https://imagine2050.metrocouncil.org/read-the-
plans/).
2050 Housing Policy Plan
The Metropolitan Council adopted its 2050 Housing Policy Plan to provide leadership and guidance on regional housing needs and
challenges. Similar to the 2040 Plan, this housing plan focuses on the development and preservation of housing; however, the 2050
Plan goes beyond the topic of “housing supply” by focusing on housing that meets the needs of residents. This includes housing
affordability, stability, services, and connection to cultural and neighborhood amenities.
Every sewer-serviced city or township in the region is required to provide a certain allocation of Future Affordable Housing Need by
affordability band for the years 2031 through 2040.
According to the 2050 Housing Policy Plan, the estimated number of future affordable housing units in Brooklyn Center is:
City County Total local allocation
of Future Affordable
Housing Need units
Allocation of Future
Affordable Housing
Need units
affordable up to 30%
AMI
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Affordable Housing
Need units
affordable up to
31%-50% AMI
Allocation of Future
Affordable Housing
Need units
affordable up to 51%
to 60% AMI
Brooklyn Center Hennepin County 52 32 14 6
Source. Figure 1-17. Future Affordable Housing need by local jurisdiction (2050 Metropolitan Council Housing Policy Plan).
According to the Metropolitan Council, households are “cost burdened” if they spend more than 30% of their pre-tax income on housing
costs. In the Twin Cities seven-county region, 26% of all households are cost burdened. In the City of Brooklyn Center, 35% of all
households are cost burdened.
The City of Brooklyn Center is also considered an “Urban Edge” community, which guides for the second-highest densities within the
Metropolitan Urban Service Areas (MUSA). In the case of Brooklyn Center, the expected minimum average net density is set at 14
dwelling units per acre (DU/Acre).
To learn more about Brooklyn Center’s housing needs:
https://arcgis.metc.state.mn.us/portal/apps/experiencebuilder/experience/id=7779371609e44e6697a1c8e40683697e&page=Download-
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Data
City of Brooklyn Center 2050 Comprehensive Plan
At least once every 10 years, city councils, town boards, and county boards throughout the region take on the job of updating their local
comprehensive plans. The local comprehensive plan represents the community’s vision of how it wants to grow and change — how it
will develop its land, redevelop older areas, ensure adequate housing, provide sewers and roads, protect natural areas, and meet other
community objectives.
Local governments, including Brooklyn Center, will be required to submit their updated comprehensive plans to the Metropolitan
Council by December 31, 2028, for review. The City is currently applying for a grant through the Metropolitan Council to support this
work and has started the comprehensive plan process. The 2025 Population and Housing Estimates along with the Imagine 2050 Plan,
its policy plans, objectives, vision, and actions will all be used by the City of Brooklyn Center as it undertakes its plan update.
You can review the full list of 2050 Comprehensive Plan Minimum Requirements for the City of Brooklyn Center here:
https://handbook.metrocouncil.org/media/hl2peyrj/2393428_brooklyncenter_checklist2050.pdf
What’s Next?
The Metropolitan Council is requesting any comments with respect to the 2025 Preliminary Population and Housing Estimates for the
City of Brooklyn Center be submitted in writing by June 24, 2026. Estimates would then be finalized on July 15, 2026.
Community Development staff will continue to work with the City’s consultant, Bolton & Menk, on drafting the comprehensive plan
update and will coordinate with other departments as necessary. As with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan process, it is anticipated City
staff and the consultant will engage with City Council, City advisory commissions, and the public as this work advances.
Copies of the letter sent to Interim City Manager Daren Nyquist (dated May 26, 2026), 2025 Preliminary Population Estimates for the
City of Brooklyn Center, and 2025 Metro-wide Preliminary Population and Housing Estimates are included for Council review and
comment.
Budget Issues:
Inclusive Community Engagement:
Antiracist/Equity Policy Effect:
Strategic Priorities and Values:
ATTACHMENTS:
1.PowerPoint Presentation — Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and
Household Estimates
2.Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and Housing Estimates Letter to the
City of Brooklyn Center (May 26, 2026)
3.Metropolitan Council — City of Brooklyn Center 2025 Annual Population
Preliminary Estimates (May 26, 2026)
4.Metropolitan Council —Metro-wide 2025 Preliminary Population and Household
Estimates (May 2026)
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May 26, 2026
Daren Nyquist, Interim City Manager
City of Brooklyn Center
6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430-2113
Dear Interim City Manager Nyquist:
The Metropolitan Council has prepared preliminary population and household estimates for your community
as of April 1, 2025. This is an annual process governed by Minnesota Statutes 473.24.
As of April 1, 2025, the City of Brooklyn Center had 12,070 housing units, 11,585 households, and
34,122 people (of whom 525 lived in group quarters facilities). Household size averaged 2.90 persons
per household.
Metropolitan Council estimates use a housing stock-based method, which involves three questions:
1.How many housing units did each community have?
2.How many households occupied these housing units?
3.How many people lived in these occupied housing units?
This envelope includes a report showing the data inputs and calculations used to develop the preliminary
estimates for your community. For more information, visit https://www.metrocouncil.org/populationestimates.
We welcome discussion of the preliminary estimates and invite you to review and comment on them. Please
send any comments or questions to Samuel.Limerick@metc.state.mn.us (preferred) or to Sam Limerick,
Community Development Research, 390 Robert St N, Saint Paul, MN 55101. Under Minnesota Statutes
473.24, we must receive your comments or specific objections, in writing, by June 24, 2026.
When reviewing the estimates, please note two things. First, housing unit counts do not include building
permits issued in 2025; those units are unlikely to have been completed by the estimate date of April 1.
Second, data inputs are refreshed each year, so these estimates should not be compared directly with
the 2024 estimates sent last year. The 2020 Census provides a more comparable reference point.
In accordance with Minnesota Statutes 473.24, final estimates will be certified by July 15, 2026 for state
government use in allocating certain funds.
Sincerely,
Sam Limerick
Principal Data Scientist
Page 18 of 36
Brooklyn Center city, Hennepin County
2025 Annual Population Estimate
Published May 26, 2026 (preliminary; distributed for local government review)
Housing
units
Occupancy
rate Households
Persons per
household
Population in
households
Population in
group quarters
Total
population
2025
Estimate
12,070 95.98% 11,585 2.9000 33,597 525 34,122
2020
Census
11,665 96.95% 11,309 2.9385 33,232 550 33,782
The Metropolitan Council estimates population using the housing unit method, which answers three main questions for each
jurisdiction as of April 1, 2025.
First, how many housing units did the community have?
We start with housing units measured by the 2020 Census. We broke down the total number of housing units in the 2020
Census into different housing types using county parcel data and other data sources.
We then add units built between April 1, 2020 and April 1, 2025, based on permits reported to us by communities. Permit
data is available on our website.
We assume that 90% of single-family detached units and 85% of townhome/duplex/triplex/quadplex units permitted in
2024 were completed and occupiable by April 1, 2025.
Multifamily units permitted in and after 2020 are assumed to be completed if they received a certificate of occupancy
by April 1, 2025. Multifamily units permitted before 2020 that were not open at the time of the 2020 Census are also
included.
Building permits from 2025 are not included; they are unlikely to have been completed by the estimate date of April 1.
Manufactured home data comes from our annual surveys of manufactured home park operators and local
governments.
Data on other housing (boats, RVs, etc. used as housing) comes from the most recent American Community Survey
data; this housing is included in the estimates only if occupied.
We also examine other housing stock changes reported by jurisdictions. These include demolitions, building conversions
(units added or lost), boundary changes (units annexed in or out), and other changes.
Housing stock
April 1, 2020
Permitted and
built since 2020
Other changes
since 2020
Housing stock
April 1, 2025
Single-family detached 7,542 35 -8 7,569
Townhome (Single-family attached)708 0 0 708
Duplex/triplex/quadplex 193 6 0 199
Multifamily (5 or more units)3,222 245 127 3,594
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)0 0 0 0
Manufactured homes 0 0
Other units 0 0
Total 11,665 12,070
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Second, how many of these housing units were occupied by households?
Each housing type has an estimated occupancy rate. These data come from the most recent American Community Survey
estimates for housing units and households, decennial census data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and CoStar (a proprietary
data source covering the apartment market).
Multiplying the number of housing units of each type by the occupancy rate yields the number of households (occupied
housing units).
Third, how many people lived in these occupied housing units?
Each housing type has an estimated average household size. These data come from the most recent American Community
Survey estimates of households and population in households as well as decennial census data from the U.S. Census
Bureau.
Multiplying the number of households in each housing type by the average household size yields the population in
households.
Housing stock
April 1, 2025
Occupancy
rate
Households
(Occupied
housing units)
Persons per
household
Population
in households
Single-family detached 7,569 97.97%7,415 3.1109 23,067
Townhome (Single-family
attached)
708 94.24%667 3.1109 2,075
Duplex/triplex/quadplex 199 91.18%181 3.3481 606
Multifamily (5 or more units)3,594 92.42%3,322 2.3627 7,849
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)0 94.78%0 1.6697 0
Manufactured homes 0 95.00%0 2.7793 0
Other units 0 100.00%0 1.0000 0
Total 12,070 95.98%11,585 2.9000 33,597
To obtain the total population, we also add the number of residents in group quarters facilities.
These are residences that are not part of the standard housing market, such as college dormitories, nursing homes, prisons and
jails, and group homes. Data come from the Metropolitan Council’s annual survey. A list of facilities in each community can be found
at https://www.metrocouncil.org/populationestimates.
Population
in households
Population in
group quarters
Total population
April 1, 2025
33,597 525 34,122
Due to rounding, not all estimates can be reproduced exactly from the above inputs.
For more information, see our methodology document, available from https://www.metrocouncil.org/populationestimates.
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Metropolitan Council 2025 Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Published May 2026
City or Township
Population,
2020
Census
Population,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Population
Change
Households,
2020
Census
Households,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Household
Change
Region Total 3,163,104 3,285,548 122,444 1,239,526 1,321,722 82,196
Anoka County Total 363,887 382,119 18,232 133,879 142,219 8,340
Andover 32,601 33,421 820 10,782 11,365 583
Anoka 17,921 18,728 807 7,578 7,835 257
Bethel 476 488 12 186 190 4
Blaine (part)70,222 77,871 7,649 25,172 27,498 2,326
Centerville 3,896 4,010 114 1,411 1,490 79
Circle Pines 5,025 5,064 39 2,037 2,064 27
Columbia Heights 21,973 21,862 -111 8,777 8,946 169
Columbus 4,159 4,161 2 1,553 1,559 6
Coon Rapids 63,599 63,963 364 24,518 25,292 774
East Bethel 11,786 11,905 119 4,262 4,433 171
Fridley 29,590 30,792 1,202 11,695 12,315 620
Ham Lake 16,464 16,879 415 5,718 5,968 250
Hilltop 958 986 28 391 377 -14
Lexington 2,248 3,119 871 916 1,381 465
Lino Lakes 21,399 23,182 1,783 6,957 7,876 919
Linwood township 5,334 5,345 11 1,993 1,988 -5
Nowthen 4,536 4,813 277 1,510 1,568 58
Oak Grove 8,929 9,269 340 3,078 3,210 132
Ramsey 27,646 30,084 2,438 9,591 10,716 1,125
St. Francis 8,142 8,706 564 2,877 3,097 220
Spring Lake Park (part)6,983 7,471 488 2,877 3,051 174
Carver County Total 106,922 118,006 11,084 38,863 43,928 5,065
Benton township 753 735 -18 300 305 5
Camden township 924 944 20 338 347 9
Carver 5,241 7,378 2,137 1,669 2,410 741
Chanhassen (part)25,947 26,304 357 9,644 10,089 445
Chaska 27,810 31,105 3,295 10,438 11,948 1,510
Cologne 2,047 2,214 167 734 818 84
Dahlgren township 1,442 1,441 -1 503 521 18
Hamburg 566 569 3 219 224 5
Hancock township 336 308 -28 129 123 -6
Hollywood township 1,058 1,006 -52 387 378 -9
Laketown township 1,966 2,090 124 611 630 19
Mayer 2,453 2,600 147 800 876 76
New Germany 464 493 29 180 192 12
Norwood Young America 3,863 4,226 363 1,551 1,694 143
San Francisco township 871 903 32 325 342 17
Shorewood (part)4 0 -4 1 0 -1
Victoria 10,546 12,853 2,307 3,542 4,420 878
Waconia 13,033 14,810 1,777 4,659 5,582 923
Waconia township 1,068 1,091 23 396 412 16
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Metropolitan Council 2025 Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Published May 2026
City or Township
Population,
2020
Census
Population,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Population
Change
Households,
2020
Census
Households,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Household
Change
Watertown 4,659 5,012 353 1,714 1,864 150
Watertown township 1,188 1,210 22 462 478 16
Young America township 683 714 31 261 275 14
Dakota County Total 439,882 462,163 22,281 168,008 180,971 12,963
Apple Valley 56,374 56,865 491 21,464 22,213 749
Burnsville 64,317 66,725 2,408 25,480 26,952 1,472
Castle Rock township 1,350 1,397 47 506 512 6
Coates 147 145 -2 62 63 1
Douglas township 748 749 1 261 266 5
Eagan 68,855 69,857 1,002 27,609 29,073 1,464
Empire 3,177 3,069 -108 1,021 1,007 -14
Eureka township 1,373 1,360 -13 524 519 -5
Farmington 23,632 25,074 1,442 7,906 8,601 695
Greenvale township 796 798 2 285 290 5
Hampton 744 728 -16 274 275 1
Hampton township 832 837 5 328 332 4
Hastings (part)22,152 23,814 1,662 9,128 9,720 592
Inver Grove Heights 35,791 36,495 704 14,338 14,887 549
Lakeville 69,490 78,810 9,320 23,265 27,463 4,198
Lilydale 809 991 182 543 671 128
Marshan township 1,153 1,166 13 426 432 6
Mendota 183 200 17 78 83 5
Mendota Heights 11,744 11,967 223 4,787 4,960 173
Miesville 138 136 -2 57 56 -1
New Trier 86 88 2 38 40 2
Nininger township 865 862 -3 312 320 8
Northfield (part)1,261 1,224 -37 503 516 13
Randolph 466 461 -5 166 168 2
Randolph township 760 773 13 276 280 4
Ravenna township 2,354 2,402 48 826 826 0
Rosemount 25,650 29,535 3,885 8,931 10,669 1,738
Sciota township 460 444 -16 155 155 0
South St. Paul 20,769 20,715 -54 8,432 8,687 255
Sunfish Lake 522 528 6 179 181 2
Vermillion 441 437 -4 168 168 0
Vermillion township 1,290 1,314 24 479 482 3
Waterford township 538 526 -12 205 202 -3
West St. Paul 20,615 21,671 1,056 8,996 9,902 906
Hennepin County Total 1,281,565 1,313,127 31,562 528,547 560,122 31,575
Bloomington 89,987 92,613 2,626 38,080 40,307 2,227
Brooklyn Center 33,782 34,122 340 11,309 11,585 276
Brooklyn Park 86,478 83,968 -2,510 28,749 28,658 -91
Champlin 23,919 25,010 1,091 8,879 9,206 327
Chanhassen (part)0 0 0 0 0 0
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Metropolitan Council 2025 Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Published May 2026
City or Township
Population,
2020
Census
Population,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Population
Change
Households,
2020
Census
Households,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Household
Change
Corcoran 6,185 9,577 3,392 2,174 3,494 1,320
Crystal 23,330 23,231 -99 9,552 9,549 -3
Dayton (part)7,212 11,347 4,135 2,438 3,991 1,553
Deephaven 3,899 3,815 -84 1,403 1,422 19
Eden Prairie 64,198 64,748 550 24,892 25,873 981
Edina 53,494 55,391 1,897 22,093 24,233 2,140
Excelsior 2,355 2,380 25 1,148 1,166 18
Fort Snelling unorganized 438 653 215 283 448 165
Golden Valley 22,552 22,171 -381 9,957 9,770 -187
Greenfield 2,903 3,096 193 1,013 1,089 76
Greenwood 726 705 -21 286 276 -10
Hanover (part)666 750 84 236 279 43
Hopkins 19,084 19,709 625 9,110 9,628 518
Independence 3,755 3,874 119 1,288 1,333 45
Long Lake 1,741 1,858 117 737 836 99
Loretto 646 669 23 268 269 1
Maple Grove 70,253 74,639 4,386 26,728 29,122 2,394
Maple Plain 1,743 1,912 169 734 866 132
Medicine Lake 337 357 20 154 160 6
Medina 6,837 7,996 1,159 2,298 2,693 395
Minneapolis 429,956 435,246 5,290 187,671 198,932 11,261
Minnetonka 53,776 56,327 2,551 23,694 25,593 1,899
Minnetonka Beach 546 537 -9 198 201 3
Minnetrista 8,262 9,275 1,013 2,765 3,178 413
Mound 9,398 9,328 -70 4,160 4,283 123
New Hope 21,986 21,242 -744 8,984 8,915 -69
Orono 8,315 8,378 63 3,152 3,157 5
Osseo 2,688 2,662 -26 1,285 1,266 -19
Plymouth 81,026 80,025 -1,001 32,041 32,555 514
Richfield 36,994 38,275 1,281 15,940 16,956 1,016
Robbinsdale 14,646 14,605 -41 6,289 6,621 332
Rockford (part)455 440 -15 197 192 -5
Rogers 13,295 17,626 4,331 4,534 6,279 1,745
St. Anthony (part)5,612 5,770 158 2,248 2,322 74
St. Bonifacius 2,307 2,180 -127 896 874 -22
St. Louis Park 50,010 50,351 341 23,830 25,403 1,573
Shorewood 7,779 7,960 181 2,872 3,013 141
Spring Park 1,734 1,708 -26 1,040 1,061 21
Tonka Bay 1,442 1,527 85 586 659 73
Wayzata 4,434 4,677 243 2,206 2,249 43
Woodland 384 397 13 150 160 10
Ramsey County Total 552,352 557,123 4,771 218,077 227,028 8,951
Arden Hills 9,939 10,313 374 3,114 3,439 325
Blaine (part)0 0 0 0 0 0
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Metropolitan Council 2025 Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Published May 2026
City or Township
Population,
2020
Census
Population,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Population
Change
Households,
2020
Census
Households,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Household
Change
Falcon Heights 5,369 5,706 337 2,203 2,342 139
Gem Lake 528 526 -2 199 197 -2
Lauderdale 2,271 2,471 200 1,170 1,288 118
Little Canada 10,819 10,866 47 4,601 4,812 211
Maplewood 42,088 41,873 -215 15,994 16,195 201
Mounds View 13,249 12,893 -356 5,207 5,191 -16
New Brighton 23,454 24,474 1,020 9,548 9,976 428
North Oaks 5,272 5,799 527 1,972 2,112 140
North St. Paul 12,364 12,983 619 4,803 5,132 329
Roseville 36,254 36,006 -248 15,554 16,062 508
St. Anthony (part)3,645 4,149 504 1,844 2,118 274
St. Paul 311,527 313,112 1,585 120,572 125,732 5,160
Shoreview 26,921 27,649 728 11,171 11,858 687
Spring Lake Park (part)205 184 -21 79 73 -6
Vadnais Heights 12,912 13,381 469 5,407 5,897 490
White Bear township 11,049 10,747 -302 4,399 4,349 -50
White Bear Lake (part)24,486 23,991 -495 10,240 10,255 15
Scott County Total 150,928 161,562 10,634 52,645 56,706 4,061
Belle Plaine 7,388 7,556 168 2,627 2,759 132
Belle Plaine township 870 920 50 318 325 7
Blakeley township 408 400 -8 152 152 0
Cedar Lake township 3,050 3,113 63 1,038 1,078 40
Credit River 5,493 5,596 103 1,815 1,882 67
Elko New Market 4,846 5,510 664 1,538 1,742 204
Helena township 1,795 1,868 73 610 627 17
Jackson township 1,616 1,661 45 537 540 3
Jordan 6,656 7,383 727 2,279 2,545 266
Louisville township 1,342 1,354 12 462 450 -12
New Market township 3,525 3,680 155 1,212 1,257 45
New Prague (part)4,706 4,671 -35 1,802 1,763 -39
Prior Lake 27,617 29,780 2,163 10,350 10,816 466
St. Lawrence township 492 500 8 179 176 -3
Sand Creek township 1,497 1,525 28 545 549 4
Savage 32,465 33,394 929 11,181 11,756 575
Shakopee 43,698 48,913 5,215 14,722 16,921 2,199
Spring Lake township 3,464 3,738 274 1,278 1,368 90
Washington County Total 267,568 291,448 23,880 99,507 110,748 11,241
Afton 2,955 3,100 145 1,091 1,178 87
Bayport 4,024 3,766 -258 1,038 1,107 69
Baytown township 2,088 2,267 179 726 795 69
Birchwood Village 863 877 14 348 355 7
Cottage Grove 38,839 44,711 5,872 13,105 15,402 2,297
Dellwood 1,171 1,142 -29 391 383 -8
Denmark township 1,801 1,940 139 664 717 53
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Metropolitan Council 2025 Preliminary Population and Household Estimates
Published May 2026
City or Township
Population,
2020
Census
Population,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Population
Change
Households,
2020
Census
Households,
2025
Estimate
2020-2025
Household
Change
Forest Lake 20,611 21,484 873 8,131 8,626 495
Grant 3,970 4,311 341 1,453 1,530 77
Grey Cloud Island township 283 290 7 97 102 5
Hastings (part)2 2 0 1 1 0
Hugo 15,766 17,753 1,987 5,939 6,861 922
Lake Elmo 11,335 15,280 3,945 4,004 5,583 1,579
Lakeland 1,710 1,642 -68 695 690 -5
Lakeland Shores 339 349 10 120 123 3
Lake St. Croix Beach 1,043 1,078 35 470 477 7
Landfall 843 801 -42 304 293 -11
Mahtomedi 8,134 8,494 360 3,156 3,261 105
Marine on St. Croix 664 725 61 289 317 28
May township 2,670 2,905 235 1,058 1,135 77
Newport 3,797 4,545 748 1,473 1,899 426
Oakdale 28,303 30,047 1,744 11,304 12,442 1,138
Oak Park Heights 4,849 4,873 24 2,258 2,276 18
Pine Springs 377 378 1 137 134 -3
St. Marys Point 353 352 -1 143 143 0
St. Paul Park 5,544 5,390 -154 2,044 2,057 13
Scandia 3,984 4,160 176 1,559 1,592 33
Stillwater 19,394 19,530 136 7,750 8,003 253
Stillwater township 1,866 1,826 -40 718 705 -13
West Lakeland township 3,976 4,073 97 1,324 1,362 38
White Bear Lake (part)397 348 -49 207 177 -30
Willernie 515 519 4 220 216 -4
Woodbury 75,102 82,490 7,388 27,290 30,806 3,516
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census PL 94-171 Redistricting Files and
Metropolitan Council preliminary population estimates for 2025.
These estimates are preliminary and will be finalized by July 15 after local governments review and comment
Some of the Census Bureau's city and township boundaries used in the 2020 Census appear to be erroneous
2020 Census numbers above reflect some corrections to the originally published counts.
See the following link for details:
https://metrocouncil.org/Data-and-Maps/Research-and-Data/Census-Data/How-we-edited-initial-2020-Census
End of worksheet
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Data sources
2020 Decennial U.S. Census and 2020 Census PL 94-171 Redistricting Files
Metropolitan Council preliminary population estimates for 2025.
Geography notes
Cities that straddle county boundaries are denoted with "(part)"
Some of the Census Bureau's city/township boundaries used in the 2020 Census appear to be erroneous.
Other
These estimates are preliminary and will be finalized by July 15 after local governments review and comment on them.
2020 Census numbers above reflect some corrections to the originally published counts.
See the following link for details:
https://metrocouncil.org/Data-and-Maps/Research-and-Data/Census-Data/How-we-edited-initial-2020-Census-Data.aspx
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City or township County Population, 2020 Census Population, 2025 Estimate 2020-2025 Population Change Households, 2020 Census Households, 2025 Estimate 2020-2025 Household Change
Andover Anoka 32,601 33,421 820 10,782 11,365 583
Anoka Anoka 17,921 18,728 807 7,578 7,835 257
Bethel Anoka 476 488 12 186 190 4
Blaine (part)Anoka 70,222 77,871 7,649 25,172 27,498 2,326
Centerville Anoka 3,896 4,010 114 1,411 1,490 79
Circle Pines Anoka 5,025 5,064 39 2,037 2,064 27
Columbia Heights Anoka 21,973 21,862 -111 8,777 8,946 169
Columbus Anoka 4,159 4,161 2 1,553 1,559 6
Coon Rapids Anoka 63,599 63,963 364 24,518 25,292 774
East Bethel Anoka 11,786 11,905 119 4,262 4,433 171
Fridley Anoka 29,590 30,792 1,202 11,695 12,315 620
Ham Lake Anoka 16,464 16,879 415 5,718 5,968 250
Hilltop Anoka 958 986 28 391 377 -14
Lexington Anoka 2,248 3,119 871 916 1,381 465
Lino Lakes Anoka 21,399 23,182 1,783 6,957 7,876 919
Linwood township Anoka 5,334 5,345 11 1,993 1,988 -5
Nowthen Anoka 4,536 4,813 277 1,510 1,568 58
Oak Grove Anoka 8,929 9,269 340 3,078 3,210 132
Ramsey Anoka 27,646 30,084 2,438 9,591 10,716 1,125
St. Francis Anoka 8,142 8,706 564 2,877 3,097 220
Spring Lake Park (part)Anoka 6,983 7,471 488 2,877 3,051 174
Benton township Carver 753 735 -18 300 305 5
Camden township Carver 924 944 20 338 347 9
Carver Carver 5,241 7,378 2,137 1,669 2,410 741
Chanhassen (part)Carver 25,947 26,304 357 9,644 10,089 445
Chaska Carver 27,810 31,105 3,295 10,438 11,948 1,510
Cologne Carver 2,047 2,214 167 734 818 84
Dahlgren township Carver 1,442 1,441 -1 503 521 18
Hamburg Carver 566 569 3 219 224 5
Hancock township Carver 336 308 -28 129 123 -6
Hollywood township Carver 1,058 1,006 -52 387 378 -9
Laketown township Carver 1,966 2,090 124 611 630 19
Mayer Carver 2,453 2,600 147 800 876 76
New Germany Carver 464 493 29 180 192 12
Norwood Young America Carver 3,863 4,226 363 1,551 1,694 143
San Francisco township Carver 871 903 32 325 342 17
Shorewood (part)Carver 4 0 -4 1 0 -1
Victoria Carver 10,546 12,853 2,307 3,542 4,420 878
Waconia Carver 13,033 14,810 1,777 4,659 5,582 923
Waconia township Carver 1,068 1,091 23 396 412 16
Watertown Carver 4,659 5,012 353 1,714 1,864 150
Watertown township Carver 1,188 1,210 22 462 478 16
Young America township Carver 683 714 31 261 275 14
Apple Valley Dakota 56,374 56,865 491 21,464 22,213 749
Burnsville Dakota 64,317 66,725 2,408 25,480 26,952 1,472
Castle Rock township Dakota 1,350 1,397 47 506 512 6
Coates Dakota 147 145 -2 62 63 1
Douglas township Dakota 748 749 1 261 266 5
Eagan Dakota 68,855 69,857 1,002 27,609 29,073 1,464
Empire Dakota 3,177 3,069 -108 1,021 1,007 -14
Eureka township Dakota 1,373 1,360 -13 524 519 -5
Farmington Dakota 23,632 25,074 1,442 7,906 8,601 695
Greenvale township Dakota 796 798 2 285 290 5
Hampton Dakota 744 728 -16 274 275 1
Hampton township Dakota 832 837 5 328 332 4
Hastings (part)Dakota 22,152 23,814 1,662 9,128 9,720 592
Inver Grove Heights Dakota 35,791 36,495 704 14,338 14,887 549
Lakeville Dakota 69,490 78,810 9,320 23,265 27,463 4,198
Lilydale Dakota 809 991 182 543 671 128
Marshan township Dakota 1,153 1,166 13 426 432 6
Mendota Dakota 183 200 17 78 83 5
Mendota Heights Dakota 11,744 11,967 223 4,787 4,960 173
Miesville Dakota 138 136 -2 57 56 -1
New Trier Dakota 86 88 2 38 40 2
Nininger township Dakota 865 862 -3 312 320 8
Northfield (part)Dakota 1,261 1,224 -37 503 516 13
Randolph Dakota 466 461 -5 166 168 2
Randolph township Dakota 760 773 13 276 280 4
Ravenna township Dakota 2,354 2,402 48 826 826 0
Rosemount Dakota 25,650 29,535 3,885 8,931 10,669 1,738
Sciota township Dakota 460 444 -16 155 155 0
South St. Paul Dakota 20,769 20,715 -54 8,432 8,687 255
Sunfish Lake Dakota 522 528 6 179 181 2
Vermillion Dakota 441 437 -4 168 168 0
Vermillion township Dakota 1,290 1,314 24 479 482 3
Waterford township Dakota 538 526 -12 205 202 -3
West St. Paul Dakota 20,615 21,671 1,056 8,996 9,902 906
Bloomington Hennepin 89,987 92,613 2,626 38,080 40,307 2,227
Brooklyn Center Hennepin 33,782 34,122 340 11,309 11,585 276
Brooklyn Park Hennepin 86,478 83,968 -2,510 28,749 28,658 -91
Champlin Hennepin 23,919 25,010 1,091 8,879 9,206 327
Chanhassen (part)Hennepin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corcoran Hennepin 6,185 9,577 3,392 2,174 3,494 1,320
Crystal Hennepin 23,330 23,231 -99 9,552 9,549 -3
Dayton (part)Hennepin 7,212 11,347 4,135 2,438 3,991 1,553
Deephaven Hennepin 3,899 3,815 -84 1,403 1,422 19
Eden Prairie Hennepin 64,198 64,748 550 24,892 25,873 981
Edina Hennepin 53,494 55,391 1,897 22,093 24,233 2,140
Excelsior Hennepin 2,355 2,380 25 1,148 1,166 18
Fort Snelling unorganized Hennepin 438 653 215 283 448 165
Golden Valley Hennepin 22,552 22,171 -381 9,957 9,770 -187
Greenfield Hennepin 2,903 3,096 193 1,013 1,089 76
Greenwood Hennepin 726 705 -21 286 276 -10
Hanover (part)Hennepin 666 750 84 236 279 43
Hopkins Hennepin 19,084 19,709 625 9,110 9,628 518
Independence Hennepin 3,755 3,874 119 1,288 1,333 45
Long Lake Hennepin 1,741 1,858 117 737 836 99
Loretto Hennepin 646 669 23 268 269 1
Maple Grove Hennepin 70,253 74,639 4,386 26,728 29,122 2,394
Maple Plain Hennepin 1,743 1,912 169 734 866 132
Medicine Lake Hennepin 337 357 20 154 160 6
Medina Hennepin 6,837 7,996 1,159 2,298 2,693 395
Minneapolis Hennepin 429,956 435,246 5,290 187,671 198,932 11,261
Minnetonka Hennepin 53,776 56,327 2,551 23,694 25,593 1,899
Minnetonka Beach Hennepin 546 537 -9 198 201 3
Minnetrista Hennepin 8,262 9,275 1,013 2,765 3,178 413
Mound Hennepin 9,398 9,328 -70 4,160 4,283 123
New Hope Hennepin 21,986 21,242 -744 8,984 8,915 -69
Orono Hennepin 8,315 8,378 63 3,152 3,157 5
Osseo Hennepin 2,688 2,662 -26 1,285 1,266 -19
Plymouth Hennepin 81,026 80,025 -1,001 32,041 32,555 514
Richfield Hennepin 36,994 38,275 1,281 15,940 16,956 1,016
Robbinsdale Hennepin 14,646 14,605 -41 6,289 6,621 332
Rockford (part)Hennepin 455 440 -15 197 192 -5
Rogers Hennepin 13,295 17,626 4,331 4,534 6,279 1,745
St. Anthony (part)Hennepin 5,612 5,770 158 2,248 2,322 74
St. Bonifacius Hennepin 2,307 2,180 -127 896 874 -22
St. Louis Park Hennepin 50,010 50,351 341 23,830 25,403 1,573
Shorewood Hennepin 7,779 7,960 181 2,872 3,013 141
Spring Park Hennepin 1,734 1,708 -26 1,040 1,061 21
Tonka Bay Hennepin 1,442 1,527 85 586 659 73
Wayzata Hennepin 4,434 4,677 243 2,206 2,249 43
Woodland Hennepin 384 397 13 150 160 10
Arden Hills Ramsey 9,939 10,313 374 3,114 3,439 325
Blaine (part)Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Falcon Heights Ramsey 5,369 5,706 337 2,203 2,342 139
Gem Lake Ramsey 528 526 -2 199 197 -2
Lauderdale Ramsey 2,271 2,471 200 1,170 1,288 118
Little Canada Ramsey 10,819 10,866 47 4,601 4,812 211
Maplewood Ramsey 42,088 41,873 -215 15,994 16,195 201
Mounds View Ramsey 13,249 12,893 -356 5,207 5,191 -16
New Brighton Ramsey 23,454 24,474 1,020 9,548 9,976 428
North Oaks Ramsey 5,272 5,799 527 1,972 2,112 140
North St. Paul Ramsey 12,364 12,983 619 4,803 5,132 329
Roseville Ramsey 36,254 36,006 -248 15,554 16,062 508
St. Anthony (part)Ramsey 3,645 4,149 504 1,844 2,118 274
St. Paul Ramsey 311,527 313,112 1,585 120,572 125,732 5,160
Shoreview Ramsey 26,921 27,649 728 11,171 11,858 687
Spring Lake Park (part)Ramsey 205 184 -21 79 73 -6
Vadnais Heights Ramsey 12,912 13,381 469 5,407 5,897 490
White Bear township Ramsey 11,049 10,747 -302 4,399 4,349 -50
White Bear Lake (part)Ramsey 24,486 23,991 -495 10,240 10,255 15
Belle Plaine Scott 7,388 7,556 168 2,627 2,759 132
Belle Plaine township Scott 870 920 50 318 325 7
Blakeley township Scott 408 400 -8 152 152 0
Cedar Lake township Scott 3,050 3,113 63 1,038 1,078 40
Credit River Scott 5,493 5,596 103 1,815 1,882 67
Elko New Market Scott 4,846 5,510 664 1,538 1,742 204
Helena township Scott 1,795 1,868 73 610 627 17
Jackson township Scott 1,616 1,661 45 537 540 3
Jordan Scott 6,656 7,383 727 2,279 2,545 266
Louisville township Scott 1,342 1,354 12 462 450 -12
New Market township Scott 3,525 3,680 155 1,212 1,257 45
New Prague (part)Scott 4,706 4,671 -35 1,802 1,763 -39
Prior Lake Scott 27,617 29,780 2,163 10,350 10,816 466
St. Lawrence township Scott 492 500 8 179 176 -3
Sand Creek township Scott 1,497 1,525 28 545 549 4
Savage Scott 32,465 33,394 929 11,181 11,756 575
Shakopee Scott 43,698 48,913 5,215 14,722 16,921 2,199
Spring Lake township Scott 3,464 3,738 274 1,278 1,368 90
Afton Washington 2,955 3,100 145 1,091 1,178 87
Bayport Washington 4,024 3,766 -258 1,038 1,107 69
Baytown township Washington 2,088 2,267 179 726 795 69
Birchwood Village Washington 863 877 14 348 355 7
Cottage Grove Washington 38,839 44,711 5,872 13,105 15,402 2,297
Dellwood Washington 1,171 1,142 -29 391 383 -8
Denmark township Washington 1,801 1,940 139 664 717 53
Forest Lake Washington 20,611 21,484 873 8,131 8,626 495
Grant Washington 3,970 4,311 341 1,453 1,530 77
Grey Cloud Island township Washington 283 290 7 97 102 5
Hastings (part)Washington 2 2 0 1 1 0
Hugo Washington 15,766 17,753 1,987 5,939 6,861 922
Lake Elmo Washington 11,335 15,280 3,945 4,004 5,583 1,579
Lakeland Washington 1,710 1,642 -68 695 690 -5
Lakeland Shores Washington 339 349 10 120 123 3
Lake St. Croix Beach Washington 1,043 1,078 35 470 477 7
Landfall Washington 843 801 -42 304 293 -11
Mahtomedi Washington 8,134 8,494 360 3,156 3,261 105
Marine on St. Croix Washington 664 725 61 289 317 28
May township Washington 2,670 2,905 235 1,058 1,135 77
Newport Washington 3,797 4,545 748 1,473 1,899 426
Oakdale Washington 28,303 30,047 1,744 11,304 12,442 1,138
Oak Park Heights Washington 4,849 4,873 24 2,258 2,276 18
Pine Springs Washington 377 378 1 137 134 -3
St. Marys Point Washington 353 352 -1 143 143 0
St. Paul Park Washington 5,544 5,390 -154 2,044 2,057 13
Scandia Washington 3,984 4,160 176 1,559 1,592 33
Stillwater Washington 19,394 19,530 136 7,750 8,003 253
Stillwater township Washington 1,866 1,826 -40 718 705 -13
West Lakeland township Washington 3,976 4,073 97 1,324 1,362 38
White Bear Lake (part)Washington 397 348 -49 207 177 -30
Willernie Washington 515 519 4 220 216 -4
Woodbury Washington 75,102 82,490 7,388 27,290 30,806 3,516
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County Population, 2020 Census Population, 2025 Estimate 2020-2025 Population Change Households, 2020 Census Households, 2025 Estimate 2020-2025 Household Change
Anoka 363,887 382,119 18,232 133,879 142,219 8,340
Carver 106,922 118,006 11,084 38,863 43,928 5,065
Dakota 439,882 462,163 22,281 168,008 180,971 12,963
Hennepin 1,281,565 1,313,127 31,562 528,547 560,122 31,575
Ramsey 552,352 557,123 4,771 218,077 227,028 8,951
Scott 150,928 161,562 10,634 52,645 56,706 4,061
Washington 267,568 291,448 23,880 99,507 110,748 11,241
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Council Regular Meeting
DATE: 6/8/2026
TO: Council Study Session
FROM:
THROUGH:
BY: Shannon Pettit, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Early Voting Law Change Options
Requested Council Action:
- Staff is looking for Council consensus on options regarding the Early Voting law
change
Background:
On May 18, 2026, the governor signed HF 4240, which allows municipalities to choose
between conducting 18 days of in-person early voting or the full 46 days of in-person
absentee voting. The League of Minnesota Cities has been advocating for this change
for several years. During the first 28 days of the 46-day period, voters complete the
voting process using absentee envelopes, similar to voting by mail. The City uses a
secure and lockable ballot box and then coordinates delivery to Hennepin County.
During the final 18 days, voters use the early voting process, which allows voters to
insert their ballot directly into the ballot counter, which is then sent to Hennepin County
via modem transfer. There are no envelopes or witness signatures required during early
voting. This is the preferred method for many voters, which is reflected in the early
voting statistics.
Voters will continue to have the option of voting absentee as well as utilize early voting
at Hennepin County for the full 46 days.
Many election-related activities will still occur during the first 28 days, including
equipment testing and election judge training. Staff will also still be conducting absentee
voting at the health care facilities and will have extended hours at City Hall during the
18-day period, including Saturday hours as required by state statute.
As of June 4, 2026, the following cities have confirmed their change to 18-day early
voting:
•Champlin
•Corcoran
•Crystal
•Dayton
•Excelsior
•Greenfield
•Hopkins
•Independence
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•Long Lake
•Maple Grove
•Maple Plain
•Medina
•Minnetonka Beach
•Minnetrista
•Orono
•Robbinsdale
•Rogers
•Shorewood
•Spring Park
•St. Bonifacius
•Tonka Bay
•Wayzata
The following cities have confirmed the continuation of 46 days of early voting:
•Brooklyn Park
•Minneapolis
•Mound
•Plymouth
The city of Edina will be changing their early voting for the primary to 18 days, while
continuing 46 days for the general election.
Below are the options staff would like the council to consider:
Option 1:
Do nothing - continue early voting for 46 days.
Option 2:
Consider changing early voting to 18 days for all elections moving forward.
Option 3:
Consider changing early voting to 18 days for primary elections, and 46 days for general
elections.
Staff must notify Hennepin County no later than Friday, June 12, 2026, of their
selection. Attached you will find a Q&A regarding the law change which was provided by
Hennepin County, as well as statistics on early voting turnout for Hennepin County and
Brooklyn Center.
Budget Issues:
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Inclusive Community Engagement:
Antiracist/Equity Policy Effect:
Strategic Priorities and Values:
ATTACHMENTS:
1.Early Voting Options
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Hennepin County Elections
HennepinCounty.gov/Elections
Elections
Q&A from Live Online Training on May 14, 2026
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days of in-person early voting or the full 46 days of in-person
absentee voting
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A: August 2026 Primary Election
Q: Can you share some of the reasoning behind this change, to help us present it to our city
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A: The League of Minnesota Cities pushed it quite a bit, and Hennepin County supported it. Refer
to LMC’s 2026 City Policies advocacy agenda for detailed reasoning (absentee voting changes
start on page 61). Ted Bengston (TBengtson@lmc.org) is the intergovernmental relations admin
coordinator at LMC and can point people in the right direction.
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delegated to administer absentee voting must still establish an Absentee Ballot Board, even if
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Hennepin County Elections
HennepinCounty.gov/Elections
you choose to do only 18 days of in-person early voting. The ABB would be responsible for
accepting/rejecting any dropped-dabsentee ballots during the 46 days of absentee voting and
on Election Day.
Q: Can we choose to do 18 days of in-person early voting for the primary election and the full 46
days of in-person absentee voting for the general electionÁ
A: Yes, as long as we receive your notice by the deadline and your notice outlines 18 days for the
primary election and 46 days for the general election, you can choose this option.
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a statewide election.
Q: How do we provide notice to Hennepin County of our 18 vs. 46 days decision in Á
A: Notice is requested by June 1, required by June 12. No resolution is required; simply send an
email notifying us of your decision to clerks@hennepin.us.
Q: Do we need to provide notice to Hennepin County of our 18 vs. 46 days decision every year or
only when we zWpVsdKVBbUOWsÁ |zVBsMBsOzW``zObOOMsdlodyWMObdsWKOOyOo||OBoÁ
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primary election.
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A: This law change does not impact temporary voting locations or Health Care Facility voting.
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Hennepin County Elections
HennepinCounty.gov/Elections
Q: Hypothetically, if all cities opted to only do 18 days, is Hennepin County prepared to handle
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A: We don’t expect all cities will opt to do only 18 days, but we are prepared to handle additional
mail or in-person voting at Hennepin County.
Q: Is the Hennepin County Government Center planning to be open for all 46 days of in-person
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Q: If we opt for the full 46 days of in-person absentee voting but end up having a special
election, can we change to only 18 days of in-person early voting TdosVOplOKWB`O`OKsWdbÁ
A: This change is only allowed for elections held on the same day as a statewide election, so it
cannot be used for a municipal special election. For a state special election, a city can change to
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Q: If our city hall is typically closed on Fridays, do we need to be open for any Fridays during the
46-day absentee voting period or the 18-MB|OBo`|ydsWbUlOoWdMÁ
A: This does not change the requirements for absentee voting hours.
Q: How can we obtain statistics on absentee voter turnout to help us decide whether we should
do 18 or 46 daysÁ
A: Below are Hennepin County statistics from the past few major elections on in-person voter
stobdtsMtoWbUsVOopsMB|p of absentee voting (noted as “IP”) vs. the last 18 days of direct
balloting (noted as “DB”).
2024 Primary Election Percentage of Votes Cast
IP 25.72%
DB 74.28%
2024 General Election Percentage of Votes Cast
IP 22.07%
DB 77.93%
2025 General Election Percentage of Votes Cast
IP 20.71%
DB 79.29%
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Absentee/Early Voter Turnout – City of Brooklyn Center
2022 Elections Votes Cast During
First 28 Days
Votes Cast During
Last 18 Days
Total Votes Cast
Primary 128 (22.85%) 432 (77.15%) 560
General 354 (20.34%) 1386 (79.66%) 1740
2024 Elections Votes Cast During
First 28 Days
Votes Cast During
Last 18 Days
Total Votes Cast
Presidential Primary 32 (22.53%) 110 (77.47%) 142
State Primary 50 (22.52%) 172 (77.48%) 222
State General 893 (22.82) 3020 (77.18%) 3913
Below are a few pros and cons from staff perspective:
Pro Con
Option 1 – No change (46-
day option still available)
Status quo – know what to
expect
Staffing and cost
requirements
Option 2 – 18 Days for all
state elections
Large reduction of staffing
requirements and expenses
Misalignment with
neighboring cities
Option 3 – Combination (18
day for primary; 46 for
general)
Slight reduction of staffing
requirements and expenses
Misalignment with
neighboring cities for
primary elections
2026 Primary Election Extended Hours:
•Saturday, August 8, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.
•Monday, August 10, 8:00 – 5:00 p.m.
2026 General Election Extended Hours:
•Saturday, October 24, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.
•Tuesday, October 27, 8:00 – 7:00 p.m.
•Saturday, October 31, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.
•Sunday, November 1, 9:00 – 3:00 p.m.
•Monday, November 2, 8:00 – 5:00 p.m.
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