Milaca Township, located in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, is a rural community with an emphasis on agricultural production. Home to more than 7,000 residents, this area is known for its strong sense of community and dedication to its residents. Politically, the Township is largely driven by local elections. Each year, candidates from the different political parties compete for seats on the Town Board and other positions within the government. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs – representing the diversity of thought that exists among Milaca’s residents. Local voters have a say in who will ultimately become their elected officials each year, making sure there are representatives at all levels who truly understand what it means to be a part of such a diverse community.
The political climate in Milaca township, MN is very conservative.
Mille Lacs County, MN is very conservative. In Mille Lacs County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mille Lacs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Mille Lacs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milaca township, MN is very conservative.
Mille Lacs 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.
Milaca 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 Milaca township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $33,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)