Elba Township, MN is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. In recent years, it has become increasingly politically active as citizens look to ensure their voices are heard at the local level. Local politics are typically focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development. The local government is composed of a mayor and four city council members who are elected to two-year terms. The current mayor is Bill Smith and he was elected in 2017. All five members of the Elba Township city council are committed to working together to create a positive environment for all citizens and bring prosperity to the township. There is an emphasis on maintaining strong relationships with local businesses and making sure that everyone in Elba Township has access to quality public services. Local political candidates in Elba Township have voiced their commitment to advocating for residents' interests above all else, while also ensuring the township remains economically stable.
The political climate in Elba township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elba township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning 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.
Elba township, Minnesota: d d D D r d
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 Elba township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $3,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)