Amboy Township is a small yet vibrant community located in Minnesota. In Amboy, politics are important to the local residents and are actively discussed at town hall meetings, in the local newspaper, and amongst concerned members of the community. The township is run by an elected board of supervisors that sets policy on zoning, economic development, public safety, and other matters affecting the community. Local candidates from both major parties typically stand for election to the board of supervisors and are chosen based on their experience and knowledge of local issues. Elections are held every two years with additional special elections that may be called for various reasons. Local government debates focus on issues such as taxation, water supply security, public infrastructure upkeep and developments, health services availability, environmental protection measures, educational resources for students in the township area schools, recreational activities for all ages available in the region, and more. Residents take pride in their town's ability to remain politically active while still being devoted to family values and traditions.
The political climate in Amboy township (Cottonwood County), MN is strongly conservative.
Cottonwood County, MN is very conservative. In Cottonwood County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cottonwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.0%.
Cottonwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amboy township (Cottonwood County), MN is strongly conservative.
Cottonwood 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.
Amboy township (Cottonwood County), 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 Amboy township (Cottonwood County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)