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Democratic · Mayor of Minneapolis · Minnesota · Spectrum score -46

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Jacob Frey is Mayor of Minneapolis in Minnesota. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Jacob Lawrence Frey is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2018 as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis.

Term ends
Jan 5, 2030
Phone
612-673-2100
Office
350 South 5th Street, Room 331, Minneapolis, MN 55415
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Where Jacob stands on the spectrum

Jacob Frey scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Jacob Lawrence Frey is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2018 as the 48th mayor of Minneapolis. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018 and was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 2017. He was reelected in 2021 and 2025.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic
-52
Social
-45
Authoritarian
-21
Confidence
68
  • Taxes & spending-50

    Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget

  • Health care-60

    Public or single-payer coverage as a right

  • Climate & energy-56

    Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down

  • Business regulation-48

    Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules

  • Labor & wages-46

    Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power

  • Immigration-40

    A broader legal path, less interior enforcement

  • Abortion-72

    Legal access, opposed to bans

  • Guns-54

    Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws

  • Crime & policing-24

    Reform, diversion, less incarceration

  • Schools & speech-48

    Public-school investment, DEI frameworks

  • Defense & alliances-14

    Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint

  • Civil liberties-28

    Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

  • Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
  • Open States people (municipalities)
  • app.smartsheet.com
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.

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Updated August 2026.