Badger Township, MN is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of the state. The people of Badger Township are engaged citizens who take an active interest in local politics and political issues that affect their community. Staying informed about local political candidates is important to residents of Badger Township as they have the opportunity to be involved in making decisions that will shape their town's future. Local candidates focus on issues such as public safety, education, housing, transportation, and economic development in order to best serve the needs of residents. They strive to create an atmosphere that is inclusive and welcoming by listening to the concerns of constituents and working together collaboratively to find solutions for the betterment of the township.
The political climate in Badger township (Polk County), MN is moderately 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
Badger township (Polk County), MN is moderately 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.
Badger township (Polk County), 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 Badger township (Polk County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $16,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)