Leon Township in Goodhue County, Minnesota is a rural township in the southeast corner of the county. The politics of the township are largely focused on local issues and services that benefit its residents. This includes advocating for better roads, improved access to public transportation, and creating more recreational opportunities. The local political candidates running for office focus on representing their constituents and addressing local issues that matter most to them. They also strive to ensure fiscal responsibility and open government transparency while governing the township. In recent years, Leon Township has seen an increase in voter turnout due to increased awareness of local issues and recognition of the importance of participating in local elections.
The political climate in Leon township (Goodhue County), MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leon township (Goodhue County), MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Leon township (Goodhue 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 Leon township (Goodhue County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $14,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $26,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)