Barnum Township is an area in Minnesota that is known for its active local politics. The township has a long history of engaging citizens in the political process, from running for local offices to attending public meetings and voting on important issues. Every year, people come together to elect representatives who will work for the betterment of their community. The current representatives are responsible for addressing a range of issues, from infrastructure and economic development to environmental protection and quality of life initiatives. At the same time, they must balance these interests with limited resources. Voter turnout is consistently high in Barnum Township, as citizens take an active interest in their local government and its activities.
The political climate in Barnum township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barnum township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Barnum township, Minnesota: D D D D d d
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 Barnum township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $9,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $4,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)