How Did Jake Frey Win Reelections Being A Wildly Unpopular Mayor?

How an Unpopular Mayor Won Three Terms: The Uncomfortable Truth About Minneapolis

We break down the paradox of how Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey won a third term despite being deeply unpopular. We explore the simple answer: voters are so divided that no single challenger can unite them. We then examine the uncomfortable answer by comparing voting maps to historical racial covenants in Minneapolis, revealing how neighborhoods built on segregation voted to keep the status quo, allowing Frey to win with just 61,000 votes while opposition voters remained fractured across multiple candidates.

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