Mahtowa Township, MN is a small rural town in Carlton County. The township has a long history of being an active and engaged community when it comes to local politics. Every election season, the people of Mahtowa come out to vote for candidates who they feel will best serve their interests and the interests of the entire community. The town regularly elects individuals from both major political parties to serve on the township board, making sure that all voices are heard and represented on important issues. The local government is also very proactive in engaging with citizens through public forums, town hall meetings, and other activities that residents can use to get involved in local politics. In this way, Mahtowa keeps its citizens informed about pending legislation or other topics that might affect their lives while also creating a sense of connectedness between those living in this small but proud township.
The political climate in Mahtowa township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mahtowa township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mahtowa township, Minnesota: D D D D d d
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 Mahtowa township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $7,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $18,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)