Big Lake Township is an active political area in Minnesota. The township is part of Sherburne County and the city of Big Lake. Many local politicians have been elected to represent the people of Big Lake Township in both state and county government. These representatives are committed to improving the quality of life for all residents through better policies, services, and infrastructure. For instance, they have worked together to invest in new public transportation options, build more bike paths, and improve access to recreation facilities. They also prioritize environmental protection initiatives like increased water testing and conservation efforts. In addition, they strive to make sure that everyone has a voice in their local government by regularly holding public forums and town hall meetings. All in all, Big Lake Township is an active political area dedicated to providing its citizens with the best possible resources now and into the future.
The political climate in Big Lake township, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Lake township, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Big Lake 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 Big Lake township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,004 contributions totaling $62,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 600 contributions totaling $140,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)