Brandon Township, MN is an unincorporated area located in the southeastern part of Minnesota. It has a long history of local and state politics, with citizens advocating for their local governmental interests. Although there are no elected officials in Brandon Township, many community members are still involved in advocating for their local government. In fact, several businesses and groups work together to create awareness and take action on issues that affect the township. The Brandon Township Community Development Association is one such example, as it works to promote economic growth and foster a strong sense of civic engagement within the town. Furthermore, various other organizations have been formed to provide resources to residents who may need assistance or support while engaging in political processes. As such, the people of Brandon Township remain very engaged in the politics of their township and are actively working to ensure their voices are heard on important issues that affect them every day.
The political climate in Brandon township, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandon township, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area 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.
Brandon township, 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 Brandon township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $4,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,489 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)