Granite Falls Township, located in southwest Minnesota, is a tight-knit community that takes great pride in its local politics. Townspeople actively participate in political discussion and often debate the merits of the current regulations and laws, as well as upcoming elections. The township has a long-standing tradition of open government and encourages its citizens to be involved in civic activities. Town Council meetings are held monthly and provide an opportunity for residents to express their opinions on various aspects of local governance. Many townsfolk attend these meetings to share their thoughts on policy decisions and elect new representatives every two years. Granite Falls Township is also home to several candidates running for office at the state level, including Governor, U.S. Senate, and Congress. Through active participation by citizens like you, Granite Falls Township will continue to have a say in the policies that shape our future!
The political climate in Granite Falls township, MN is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, MN is strongly conservative. In Chippewa County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Chippewa county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granite Falls township, MN is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Granite Falls township, Minnesota: r 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 Granite Falls township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $4,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)