Freeborn Township is a small community in Minnesota, located just north of Albert Lea. Politics in Freeborn Township are largely focused on local issues and events. Local elections often feature candidates from both major political parties, all vying for the same seat in the township government. While national issues are discussed and debated by Freeborn Township residents, the focus tends to be on initiatives that directly impact their community and its residents. The Town Council regularly holds meetings to discuss important topics such as budgeting, infrastructure improvements, and promoting economic development within the town. Additionally, many of the local candidates make an effort to reach out to voters and get involved with community activities. In this way, they not only have a chance to explain their platforms but also demonstrate their dedication to Freeborn Township’s well-being.
The political climate in Freeborn township, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Freeborn County, MN 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Freeborn county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Freeborn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeborn township, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Albert Lea Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Freeborn township, Minnesota: D D D D 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 Freeborn township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $3,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $14,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)