The politics in Maplewood Township, MN are driven by the desire to create a safe and vibrant community for its citizens. Maplewood Township is run by an elected board of supervisors who work together to make sure that the needs of the citizens are met. The board members strive to create an environment where all residents feel welcomed, respected, and valued. There are multiple political parties active in Maplewood including Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and other third party candidates. Local elections provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinion on issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Citizens also have the chance to get involved in local politics on a larger scale by voting for state-wide representatives or taking part in initiatives that aim to increase voter participation within the township.
The political climate in Maplewood township (Otter Tail County), 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
Maplewood township (Otter Tail County), 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.
Maplewood township (Otter Tail 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 Maplewood township (Otter Tail County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $9,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $7,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)