Hawley Township, MN is a small rural town located in the western part of the state. Politically, the town is strongly influenced by its conservative values and relies heavily on its strong sense of community. The town holds local elections every four years to select its mayor, three council members, and other county-level offices. There is generally bipartisan support for candidates who represent traditional values and are devoted to advancing the interests of their constituents. The last election saw strong turnout from both parties, with many citizens taking advantage of early voting opportunities. Residents take an active role in their local politics and have a vested interest in ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Hawley 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
Hawley 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.
Hawley 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 Hawley township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $16,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)