Earlier this week, Minnesota was dubbed the number one state in the nation for civic engagement. The ranking was based off of voter turnout rate and volunteerism among other factors.
I'm sure Minnesota's rank was completely coincidental with the fact that the research was done by The Center for Democracy and Citzenship at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Really, I'm just bitter that my home state is unmentioned in the report.
Even though the rest of the country showed a drop in civic engagement during the recession, Minnesota “showed civic resilience”. 60.5% of Minnesotans reported volunteering while the rest of the country reported 39.9%.
You can read more about the results here, along with some comments from the co-director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. The report is also available to download here, however I couldn't get it to open.
It seems like there is just more and more to brag about recently. Minnesota’s ranking as #1 seems to be echoed by the MRCs record recruitment this year. 555 new members have been placed in schools.
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