Felton Township in Minnesota is a small rural community with a population of about 2,000 people. The politics of the Felton Township are governed by a five-member board that is elected at large by the residents of the township. The board works to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that all services provided to residents meet standards established by state law. All five members serve four-year terms, with one seat up for election every two years. Each member is responsible for representing their constituents on the issues most relevant to them, such as local infrastructure projects and land use policies. Additionally, they ensure that public safety and other essential services are adequately funded and efficiently managed. In addition to the board members, there are several other local political leaders that help shape Felton Township's political agenda including representatives from various civic organizations, religious institutions, and business associations. The combination of these different groups helps give voice to the many concerns of citizens in this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Felton township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Felton township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Felton township, Minnesota: r r 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 Felton township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $3,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)