Lines everywhere: Minneapolis turning out huge numbers

The polls in downtown and south Minneapolis are overflowing with voters — even after the early morning rush.

Elliot Park in downtown Minneapolis is home to a diverse population of elderly voters from nearby Augustana Apartments; East African immigrants; African-Americans, and Pentecostal Christian college students from North Central University. The wait to vote at 8:30 a.m. was approximately a half-hour.

In Minneapolis’ heavily populated Loring Park just south of downtown, the lines stretched around the block at the Emerson Spanish Immersion School — and then some.

Up the street in Loring Park, the Oak Grove Towers also saw huge lines.

A small grocery was offering voters discount refreshments while they waited in line.

Minneapolis’ diverse Whittier neighborhood saw a fairly long line at the Minnesota Church Center.

Minneapolis’ wealthiest ZIP code encompasses the mansions on Mount Curve Avenue. At 10 a.m., even the well-to-do had to wait at least an hour to vote.

In the southeast Minneapolis neighborhood of Longfellow, a crew donned signs touting their favorite candidates and issues while a supportive biker rode by with a “thumbs up.”