Jackson Township, MN is a small town that is known for its tight-knit community and rural way of life. While the town does not have the same level of political action as larger cities, there are still many active residents who take part in local government. The township is governed by a board of supervisors who meet regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and help set policies for the future. Residents can also get involved by running for local office or joining an advocacy group that works with elected officials on important issues. Beyond this, there are also plenty of opportunities to get involved in civic events such as debates and town hall meetings. Ultimately, Jackson Township is an example of how real change can be made at the grassroots level when citizens come together and engage in local politics.
The political climate in Jackson township (Scott County), MN is leaning conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson township (Scott County), MN is leaning conservative.
Scott 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.
Jackson township (Scott 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 Jackson township (Scott County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,115 contributions totaling $62,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $86,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)