Owatonna Township, MN is situated in the heart of Steele County and is home to a vibrant community. Its politics are as diverse as its population. In recent years, Owatonna has elected several local officials that have made an effort to bring positive change to the community. These individuals have worked hard to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens by creating stronger connections between businesses and government. The sheer diversity of Owatonna's political landscape has enabled it to take initiatives that promote economic growth, environmental protection, social justice initiatives, and more. This allows for its residents to work together on solutions that benefit them all while also striving for greater progress within their community. As such, Owatonna's political environment remains one of optimism for the future.
The political climate in Owatonna township, MN is moderately conservative.
Steele County, MN is moderately conservative. In Steele County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 37.5%.
Steele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owatonna township, MN is moderately conservative.
Steele County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Owatonna Metro Area is moderately 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.
Owatonna 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 Owatonna township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 685 contributions totaling $27,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $21,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)