Slayton Township in Minnesota is a small, rural area located in the western part of the state. It is made up of a few small towns and villages and has an overall laid-back atmosphere. The local politics in Slayton Township are largely driven by the citizenry who take part in electing their representatives to represent their interests at all levels. Most of the elected officials are from the Democratic-Farmer Labor party but there is a small group of Republicans as well who also hold some positions. Local elections are held every two years with citizens having a say on issues such as taxes, roads, and infrastructure. There are several candidates running for office each year, with campaigns focused on providing solutions to the challenges facing the township residents, such as improving school education, expanding access to healthcare services and creating jobs. Residents have a say in how their tax dollars are spent to benefit their families and communities through voting for candidates who have proposed ideas that will make Slayton Township a better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Slayton township, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Slayton township, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray County, Minnesota is very 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.
Slayton township, Minnesota: r R 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 Slayton township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)