Bemidji Township in Minnesota is a small and friendly community with a strong sense of civic pride. The local government works to ensure that the needs of residents are met while also taking into account the interests of those who visit the area. In recent years, the township has seen an influx of people from other parts of Minnesota, leading to some growth in population and economic development. Locally, political activity is overseen by the Bemidji Township Board. This board is composed of five elected members including a chairperson and four trustees who all serve four-year terms. These board members are responsible for enacting policies related to zoning, public infrastructure, taxes, and other town issues. Every two years there are elections in which candidates from both major parties vie for these positions. It’s important that residents take part in these elections so that their voices can be heard and their visions for the future of Bemidji Township can be realized.
The political climate in Bemidji township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bemidji township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji 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.
Bemidji township, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Bemidji township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,668 contributions totaling $81,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 305 contributions totaling $34,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)