Deer River township is a small community located in Minnesota with a close-knit population. The township has a long history of being involved in local politics and having its citizens passionate about their civic duty. The government of Deer River is a nonpartisan system, which means that everyone involved is free to support whichever candidates they choose regardless of party affiliation. As such, the town often sees several unique candidates running in local elections each year, many of whom are from within the community itself. The most recent election saw two new members join the council and three incumbents hold onto their seats for another term. This speaks to the dedication that citizens have to ensuring their government reflects their interests and desires. As the town continues to grow and develop, its political landscape will likely remain just as dynamic and diverse as ever.
The political climate in Deer River township, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Deer River township, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Deer River township, Minnesota: d 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 Deer River township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $2,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)