Rapper Kanye West's campaign website says "our future is waiting on us," but even with a big nudge from voters in Minnesota, it might have to wait until 2024.
First, a reminder. Yes, Kanye West ran for president. He was on the ballot here and in 11 other states. He even conceded when he lost.
Although it's true that Minnesota gave Kanye his second-largest share of votes, after accounting for population in each state, we are only middling in relative Kanye votes per capita, or KVPCs, if you will (technically, this rate is per 1,000 residents, but that wouldn't make for a good acronym).
Vermont, another state with an affinity for candidates who don't toe the party line, comes out on top in KVPCs — two in every 1,000 residents there checked the box for 'Ye.
Until West announced his candidacy as a "Birthday Party" candidate on July 4, his most high-profile brush with politics had been an extended rant he gave during a 2018 White House visit with Trump.
In total, Yeezy pulled in more than 60,000 votes total, and at least one of those votes was from himself.
On Election Day, West, whose hits include "Stronger" and "Gold Digger," shared photos and videos casting what he called his very first vote.
Minnesota is, of course, a state with a tradition of backing third-party insurgencies like that of former Gov. Jesse Ventura, so it might not be too surprising that several thousand of us decided Kanye West was our best bet for President of these United States.