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Most Minnesota sports fans say their team is headed in the right direction

Minnesota sports fans see a sunny future for their teams, though storm clouds have started to settle over one fan base.

Note: This post is based on a January 2025 survey

Minnesota sports fans see a sunny future for their teams, though storm clouds have started to settle over one fan base. After a tough end to the 2024 season, Twins fans were more pessimistic than others about the direction of their team.

Nearly all fans of the Vikings (95%), Lynx (94%) and Wild (92%) said their team is headed in the right direction, according to a Minnesota Community Survey of 1,477 adults conducted from Dec. 4, 2024, to Jan. 20, 2025.

Fanbases of United FC (87%), Frost (87%), Aurora FC (84%) and Timberwolves (83%) also said their team is on the right track.

While most Twins fans (66%) said their team is headed in the right direction, a significantly smaller share said this than other fan bases.

Most popular pro sports teams in Minnesota

The Vikings (62%) and Twins (57%) are the most popular pro sports teams in the state, with more than half of Minnesotans identifying as fans of these teams.

The Wild (45%) and Timberwolves (44%) are the next most popular, with slightly less than half of Minnesotans identifying as fans.

About a third (34%) of Minnesotans said they're fans of WNBA’s Lynx, the only pro sports team in the state to win a championship in recent decades. (The Lynx have won four championships since 2011.)

Smaller shares of Minnesotans said they’re fans of Major League Soccer’s United FC (19%) and the Minnesota Frost (15%), a women’s pro hockey team.

About 11% of Minnesotans said they’re fans of Aurora FC, a pre-professional women’s soccer team.