Birchwood Village, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. In recent years, Birchwood Village has had a number of interesting developments in terms of its politics. The mayor of Birchwood Village and all other elected officials are chosen by local citizens during municipal elections every two years. These officials are responsible for making decisions that reflect the values and interests of the community. There is also an active civic engagement amongst residents with many volunteer opportunities available to help shape policy and improve the quality of life for everyone living in Birchwood Village.
The political climate in Birchwood Village, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birchwood Village, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
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.
Birchwood Village, Minnesota: r r d d d d
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 Birchwood Village, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,466 contributions totaling $279,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $275,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)