Henderson Township, located in Minnesota, is a community that values their local politics. It is an area with a diverse population and many differences in opinion. The town is led by a Board of Commissioners who are elected every two years, ensuring that the people have regular access to their political representatives. In addition to the board members, the mayor and assistant mayors serve as the direct contact between citizens and government officials. Within Henderson Township there are also several school boards, special districts, and various committees which all play an integral role in making sure that the will of the people is respected. Community engagement is highly encouraged within Henderson Township and residents are welcome to attend public meetings or submit letters and comments about current issues being discussed. It is clear that this area takes its politics seriously and works hard to ensure everyone has an equal voice in deciding how it will progress as a community.
The political climate in Henderson township, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, MN is very conservative. In Sibley County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sibley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Sibley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson township, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, Minnesota is very 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.
Henderson 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 Henderson township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $7,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $15,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)