Buffalo Township, Minnesota is a small community in the southern part of the state. Despite its small size, it has a bustling political atmosphere full of passionate citizens who care deeply about the direction of their local government. There are several local groups and organizations dedicated to advocating on behalf of Buffalo Township’s residents and fighting for the issues that affect them most. From environmental conservation to economic development, these groups work together to ensure that Buffalo Township’s unique interests are represented in governmental policy decisions. Through town hall meetings, debates between candidates, and other public forums, political engagement is alive and well in Buffalo Township.
The political climate in Buffalo township, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo township, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Buffalo 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 Buffalo township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $31,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 287 contributions totaling $66,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)