Clear Lake Township in Minnesota is a small rural community situated in the northern part of the state. Despite its small size, it is home to an active and involved political environment. The township is governed by a board of supervisors which is composed of elected officials who serve for staggered terms. Local elections are held every two years when residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for candidates running for positions on the board. These include the chairperson, secretary/treasurer, and three supervisors. The board works with other organizations within the township to ensure that local services, such as police and fire protection, are provided adequately and responsibly. Additionally, they work with citizens and businesses to form civic organizations that help promote economic growth and development within the township. As a result, Clear Lake Township has become a prosperous area with vibrant local politics that provides its residents with a sense of community involvement and participation in government processes.
The political climate in Clear Lake township, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Lake township, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very 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.
Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $20,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $56,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $548 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)