Fairmont Township is a small local community located in Minnesota. The township is governed by a board of supervisors elected from within the township's population. These supervisors determine the budget, set regulations and ordinances, and have the power to pass laws as needed for the betterment of the town. The residents of Fairmont Township enjoy a high quality of life with access to educational opportunities, recreational activities, and other amenities that make it an outstanding place to live. Politically, Fairmont Township has always been quite moderate, with both major parties represented in some capacity within its borders. A number of local political candidates often campaign for office in order to represent their respective party views and platforms. Over the years, Fairmont Township has seen a great deal of success due to its commitment to civic engagement and fiscal responsibility.
The political climate in Fairmont township, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmont township, MN is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Fairmont 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 Fairmont township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $44,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $258,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)