Hayfield Township is located in Dodge County, Minnesota and is a picturesque rural community. It is known for its beautiful lakes, lush farmland, and friendly people. Politics in Hayfield Township are handled by the local government, which consists of a three-member Board of Supervisors who serve staggered four year terms. The board sets the overall direction for the town, establishes budgets and levies taxes, provides services to residents such as snowplowing and garbage pickup, and handles other important issues like zoning regulations. The board meets regularly to discuss agenda items and take action on items presented at public meetings. Local political candidates are chosen at the general election each November from among registered voters in Hayfield Township. The current board members work hard to ensure that residents have access to all of their rights and services while protecting the township's natural beauty and rich history.
The political climate in Hayfield township, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, MN is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, MN 33.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.5%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayfield township, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hayfield township, Minnesota: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hayfield township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)