Only insofar as it influenced the culture of a locality in terms of kind of a "memetic founder effect". I don't have a drop of Scandinavian blood (that I know of), but I turned out like a "Scandinavian-acting" Minnesotan regardless, because it's where I grew up.
This is indeed the case as German is the single largest heritage in MN.. and yet the country most closely linked with the state is Norway. Of course the Germans were never as political, and that became even more pronounced after WWI.
My grandma's elderly neighbors growing up were Germans.. and they were looked down upon, especially during WWII. But he and my great-grandfather were friends as they were both ardent gardeners and were neurotic about keeping an impeccable yard/lawn. My grandma's family was mostly Norwegian with some English... so judgment was best passed on the toilet where it could quickly be flushed.
