Minnesota Star Tribune

The Star Tribune editorial board endorsed the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020, and its 2025-2026 editorials condemn the federal ICE surge in Minnesota and call President Trump's anti-Somali rhetoric racist. It made no presidential endorsement in 2024.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Institutional editorial board · US politics. Confidence: high. What these mean

Evidence

• Star Tribune editorials page (read from a September 2026 archive copy): editorials calling for an ICE pause, saying Minnesota is under siege from ICE, and calling Trump's anti-Somali rhetoric racist and divisive.
• Boston Globe report, October 2024: the Star Tribune said it was endorsing voters, not candidates, in the 2024 presidential race.
• American Presidency Project 2008 table: the Star Tribune endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2012 table: the Star Tribune endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2016 table: the Star Tribune endorsed Hillary Clinton.
• American Presidency Project 2020 table: the Star Tribune endorsed Joe Biden.

Limits of this rating

• The board made no presidential endorsement in 2024, saying it was endorsing voters, not candidates.
• Covers the editorial board only; the newsroom is run separately and is not covered by this rating.
• A record-based rating describes the board's politics, not its accuracy or every editorial.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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