Henning township, Minnesota is a small rural community located in Otter Tail county. The township consists of just over 800 residents who live and work within the area. As such, politics in Henning township are a relatively local affair, with most decisions concerning the area's well-being made by those who have lived there for many years. The township is governed by a Town Board which consists of seven elected officials and meets regularly to discuss issues regarding the town's operations and finances. In addition to the Township Board, other local political offices are also sought after throughout Henning Township including County Commissioner, Sheriff, Clerk/Register of Deeds, Attorney and Treasurer. Although elections for these various offices are typically uncontested due to the small size of the community, it is still important for residents to actively participate in their local government by voting in all elections and remaining informed about current issues.
The political climate in Henning 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
Henning 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.
Henning 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 Henning township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 762 contributions totaling $19,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)