Winger Township, MN has a long and distinguished history in the realm of local politics. Over the years, many well-known politicians have called the community home, making it an important part of Minnesota's political landscape. With the recent election season, many candidates have put their name forward to seek elected office in Winger Township. They are looking to represent their constituents in the legislature and city council. Each candidate brings with them unique ideas and perspectives to share with voters as they work hard to gain support from the local population. No matter who is ultimately successful, residents of Winger Township can rest assured that their voices will be heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Winger township, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winger township, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks 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.
Winger 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 Winger township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $10,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)