Jenkins Township in Minnesota is a lively community that is known for its political involvement. Over the years, the township has elected several local officials, ranging from city council members to mayor. Each election brings out an engaged and passionate base of voters who are eager to determine who will best lead their community. All candidates running for positions have had impressive records and have strived to make Jenkins Township a better place to live. From implementing new policies to improving public infrastructure, they have done so much to contribute to the growth and vibrancy of the township. The elections here can get very heated as each candidate puts forth their own vision of how the town should be managed but unfortunately, due to the complexity of local politics, it can be difficult for citizens to follow them and make informed decisions when voting.
The political climate in Jenkins township, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jenkins township, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area 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.
Jenkins 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 Jenkins township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 265 contributions totaling $64,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 267 contributions totaling $24,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)