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Elections office: 2025 municipal turnout reached 55%; staff weighs RCTAB adoption and statutory hurdles for even-year change
Summary
City Elections Director Katie Smith and Deputy John Martin reported 55% turnout (about 147,700 votes) in the 2025 Minneapolis municipal election, discussed ward-level effects of redistricting, and outlined operational and statutory issues to adopt automated RCV tabulation and to shift municipal elections to even years.
City elections officials briefed the Charter Commission on the 2025 municipal election, turnout drivers, and operational issues tied to ranked-choice voting (RCV) and a potential shift to even-year elections.
Director Katie Smith and Deputy Director John Martin said Minneapolis recorded 55% turnout in 2025 — about 147,702 votes — the highest municipal turnout the city has seen in roughly 50 years. "Minneapolis had a turnout of 55%…
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