Fergus Falls Township, MN is located in Otter Tail County and is known for its diverse political landscape. Local politics in the township are often active and hotly contested, with a variety of candidates running for office. Residents of the township vote on several local issues each election cycle, including taxes, public safety initiatives, and other initiatives that affect the community. Political engagement is high in Fergus Falls Township, as many residents actively participate in local politics at all levels. The town has also seen some successes in recent years, thanks to the hard work of local politicians and grassroots movements. With so much passion and enthusiasm around politics amongst its citizens, Fergus Falls Township promises to remain an important part of Minnesota's political scene for years to come.
The political climate in Fergus Falls township, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fergus Falls township, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $21,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $24,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)