Long Lake Township in Watonwan County, MN is a small community with a population of roughly 500 people. The township is governed by an elected board of three supervisors who serve staggered three year terms. Each supervisor runs on their own individual ticket in the general election and residents vote for one candidate from each seat. As part of the Watonwan County Board of Commissioners, these supervisors are responsible for promoting the welfare of its citizens and protecting public health and safety within the township. They are also responsible for making decisions on issues such as zoning regulations, county road maintenance, and land use permits. In addition to the board of supervisors, Long Lake Township also has an active political process with several local political candidates running for office every election cycle. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on local issues and current events to ensure that they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Long Lake township (Watonwan County), MN is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, MN is moderately conservative. In Watonwan County, MN 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watonwan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.2%.
Watonwan county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Lake township (Watonwan County), MN is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Long Lake township (Watonwan County), Minnesota: r r d 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 Long Lake township (Watonwan County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $4,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $8,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)