Le Roy Township is a small, rural community located in central Minnesota. Despite its small population of just over 500 people, Le Roy has a vibrant political culture that serves the community's unique needs and values. The township is part of the larger Wabasha County and is served by the county board of commissioners, which includes representatives from each of the county's townships. At the state level, Le Roy residents vote for their state senator and representative to represent them in St. Paul. Additionally, Le Roy falls under Minnesota's 8th Congressional District and voters choose a U.S Representative from among several candidates on Election Day every two years. Locally, Le Roy holds local elections every two years to fill positions on its town board. This board is responsible for enacting local policies through ordinances and setting budgets for infrastructure, public works projects, and other services provided to residents by the township government.
The political climate in Le Roy township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Le Roy township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin 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.
Le Roy 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 Le Roy township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $20,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)