Nordland Township, located in Lyon County, Minnesota, is a rural community with a strong sense of local pride. The township is actively engaged in the political process and the residents are passionate about their involvement. Local elections are held every two years to elect individuals to serve on the board of supervisors. The board consists of three members who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the township including budgets, infrastructure improvements, and land use regulations. Residents also take an active role in legislative issues affecting the county and state as a whole. Through advocacy groups and public forums, citizens are able to voice their opinions on topics such as zoning ordinances, agricultural policies, and budget proposals. Overall Nordland Township is well represented at all levels of government and remains one of the most politically active communities in Lyon County.
The political climate in Nordland township (Lyon County), MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nordland township (Lyon County), MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is strongly 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.
Nordland township (Lyon 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 Nordland township (Lyon County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $5 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)