Ortonville Township in Minnesota is home to a diverse population with different political views. The township provides citizens with the opportunity to participate in local politics and allows them to directly take part in the decision-making process of their community. Residents have the chance to voice their opinions on important issues such as school funding, taxes and local development plans. The township also has a strong presence in the Minnesota State Legislature, with several representatives who are committed to advancing the interests of Ortonville Township’s citizens. Additionally, Ortonville Township hosts numerous events throughout the year that allow citizens to meet and discuss current political topics affecting our area. Through all of these opportunities, residents have the chance to become more informed on issues that matter most for their community and be involved in shaping positive outcomes.
The political climate in Ortonville township, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ortonville township, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone 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.
Ortonville township, Minnesota: d d d 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 Ortonville township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $7,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)