Fort Ripley township, MN is a rural area located within Crow Wing County in the state of Minnesota. The township is governed by a five-member Town Board, who are elected by residents every two years. The Town Board meets monthly to discuss local issues and make decisions about the budget, development, taxation and other matters. They also set policies for the township that reflect the wishes of their constituents. The Town Board works closely with state and county officials to ensure that any new legislation or regulations related to Fort Ripley Township are fair and equitable to all citizens. Each member of the board is dedicated to promoting good government practices and providing a safe environment for residents. The Township also encourages active involvement from its citizens when it comes to local politics, giving them an opportunity to contribute their ideas on how best to serve their community.
The political climate in Fort Ripley township, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Ripley township, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fort Ripley 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 Fort Ripley township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 908 contributions totaling $83,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 312 contributions totaling $203,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)