Brownsville Township in Minnesota is a rural community located in the southeastern part of the state. It is governed by a local Board of Commissioners, and has been since its incorporation back in 1881. The current board is comprised of five members who are elected by the residents of the township. Each commissioner serves a two-year term and works to ensure that the needs of their constituents are addressed in a timely manner. Residents are welcome to attend any public meetings or presentations held by the commissioners and participate in decision-making processes regarding local issues. The local politics in Brownsville has traditionally been focused on making sure that all citizens have access to essential services such as adequate healthcare, education, water and sanitation, and other critical resources needed to thrive. Furthermore, they work hard to maintain a strong economy for everyone in the area which includes promoting businesses and job creation opportunities for those looking to stay employed or find new jobs.
The political climate in Brownsville township, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, MN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.4%.
Houston county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownsville township, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
La Crosse-Onalaska 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.
Brownsville township, Minnesota: r r D d 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 Brownsville township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $7,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $25,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)