Cedar Township in Marshall County, Minnesota is a small rural community with a population of just over 200 people. The local politics are led by the Cedar Town Board which consists of five members that are elected to serve four year terms. They are responsible for setting the budget and making decisions on important topics such as zoning changes and ordinance adoptions. In addition to the Town Board there is also an annual election for township officers, who serve two year terms. These officers are responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining roads, and handling other administrative tasks. Cedar Township has been actively involved in advocating for rural residents in the state legislature and with other government organizations. Local issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements have always been at the forefront of their work. All citizens are encouraged to attend Town Board meetings and get involved in local politics.
The political climate in Cedar township (Marshall County), MN is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cedar township (Marshall County), MN is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, Minnesota 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.
Cedar township (Marshall 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 Cedar township (Marshall County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)