Elysian Township, MN is a small but vibrant community located in the heart of Minnesota. The township is governed by a Board of Supervisors, who are elected by the citizens of Elysian Township. There is also an active local political scene with several candidates running for office each election cycle. Local issues such as taxes, public services, and infrastructure are discussed at town hall meetings and other public events. Citizens have an active role in shaping their community's future through their ability to vote for local politicians they feel will best represent their interests and values. Voting in local elections is important not only for deciding upon individual candidates but also in determining the direction of policy decisions that can affect the entire community.
The political climate in Elysian township, MN is strongly conservative.
Le Sueur County, MN is strongly conservative. In Le Sueur County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Le Sueur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.7%.
Le Sueur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elysian township, MN is strongly conservative.
Le Sueur County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Elysian 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 Elysian township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $9,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $16,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)