Not surprising.
Minnesota, like Michigan, has pockets of hard core socialists, descendants of the progressive era red flag wavers.
The red flag wavers were brought over during the great immigration wave from eastern Europe from 1890 to 1920. These “Reds” were the progenitors of the nascent European Marxist, communist and fascist movements of the 19th century.
They came to the US and attacked businesses with strikes, bombings and riots, destroying many productive ventures, such as the copper mines in Michigan.
In my opinion, these millions of red flag waver. who voted in our elections, are the reason why we have the income tax, direct election of senators and other destructive legislation from the “progressive” era.
Today, the worthless descendants of the red flag wavers live on welfare and SS disability, leech off the productive members of society in every way possible and oppose business ventures in rural Minnesota and Michigan.
Today we call them hippies and eco-fascists. Those are just two reincarnations; there are others.
There are a lot of Germans in Minnesota, and Germany is the birthplace of Marxism and Socialism.