Hancock Township is located in Carver County, Minnesota and is a great place for people to live. It has a wide variety of amenities including parks, trails, shops, and services. There are many events and activities that take place throughout the year as well as weekly farmers markets. When it comes to politics in Hancock Township, there are a number of local political candidates that are running for office. Many of them have years of experience in government and public service and bring with them a wealth of knowledge and ideas to help the community continue to thrive. The issues they focus on include economic development, public safety, education reform, environmental protection, transportation infrastructure improvements, and community engagement initiatives. These candidates strive to make sure that the residents of Hancock Township have access to the services they need while also preserving the small town character that makes this area so special.
The political climate in Hancock township (Carver County), MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hancock township (Carver County), MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Hancock township (Carver County), 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 Hancock township (Carver County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 536 contributions totaling $16,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $37,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)