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Independent, nonpartisan. Authentic voices → informed decisions → stronger communities. Powered by Minnesota Community Surveys. Analysis at lumaris.com/blog.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 06/08/2026

What are Minnesota's top summer vacation spots? We asked 542 Minnesotans in our statewide probability survey. Take a quiz and explore the interactive map.

Lumaris Research card: a dark teal map of Minnesota scattered with glowing amber pins marking summer vacation destinations, beside the headline "Minnesotans' summer getaways, mapped" and the line "542 Minnesotans told us where they'd vacation in-state." Source: Minnesota Community Survey of 1,424 adults, May 9 to Aug. 30, 2025.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 03/08/2026

4 in 10 Minnesotans planned to travel for vacation this summer. Most who travel are leaving the state, while Lake Superior's North Shore still tops the list for those who stay. New Minnesota Community Survey analysis.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 27/07/2026

Most Minnesotans — 63% — say last winter's surge in federal immigration agents hurt the state's economy. Republicans are evenly divided, while 84% of Democrats say the surge hurt the economy. New Minnesota Community Survey analysis.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 03/07/2026

Minnesotans are far warier of the country's next 50 years than their state's — 67% concerned about the nation vs. 49% about Minnesota. Democrats are the only party more hopeful than concerned about the state, and Black Minnesotans are the most hopeful of any racial or ethnic group, at 41%.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 02/07/2026

Amy Klobuchar leads Minnesota's political field at +17 net favorability; Mike Lindell trails at −37. Trump sits at −30 — his lowest in the state since summer 2025. Across four surveys, most figures' ratings have slipped. Klobuchar is the exception.

Lumaris card: Minnesota net favorability, summer 2026 — Sen. Amy Klobuchar at +17, the highest in the field; Mike Lindell at −37, the lowest. Source: Minnesota Community Survey.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 01/07/2026

In MN, immigrants are 4x as likely as the U.S. born to be following the World Cup (46% vs. 11%). Plus, more than 4 in 10 Black and Latino Minnesotans are following, compared with fewer than 1 in 10 White Minnesotans.

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 19/12/2025

Only one Minnesota sports owner has negative favorability ratings: the Pohlads. Meanwhile, the owner with perhaps the lowest unfavorable rating (Wild owner Craig Leipold) just became a minority owner of the Twins. New from our Minnesota Community Survey: www.lumaris.com/blog/only-on...

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 11/12/2025

New MN poll: 69% of Minnesotans support banning assault weapons like the AR-15. The surprise? Twin Cities suburbs lead at 79%, higher than Minneapolis-St. Paul proper (71%). Sign up for our newsletter and read the full analysis here: www.lumaris.com/blog/most-mi...

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 04/12/2025

We're launching our newsletter Tuesday with MN polling insights you won't find elsewhere. First up: Views on banning assault weapons. Then cannabis, Minneapolis quality-of-life ratings, and yes - how Minnesotans feel about their sports team owners. lumar.is/subscribe

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Lumaris Research @lumaris.com · 02/12/2025

If you follow Minnesota politics or policy: we've built a public opinion resource. 2,500+ adults recruited by mail. Oversamples of Black, Latino, and Asian Minnesotans built in. Surveys in English and Spanish. Follow along or reach out: lumaris.com

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