Clitherall Township, MN is a small community located in the heart of Minnesota. It is a community that is proud of its strong political presence and history. The citizens of Clitherall are active participants in local politics, and there are many opportunities to get involved with the local campaigns and issues. Political candidates regularly visit the township to talk with residents about their platforms and discuss the needs of the community. Civic engagement is encouraged throughout Clitherall, as demonstrated by various events such as town hall meetings and public forums where citizens can voice their opinions on important topics under discussion. By engaging in political discourse, residents have a chance to shape their future and become informed citizens who can make positive change in their community.
The political climate in Clitherall township, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clitherall township, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area is very 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.
Clitherall 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 Clitherall township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $5,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $6,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)