Northland Township in Polk County, Minnesota is an area with a small but engaged population. It has a thriving local economy with many businesses, farmers markets, and outdoor activities. In terms of politics, the area is represented by Mike Sundin who is the current State Representative for District 4A. He was elected in 2018 and is part of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He works on behalf of his constituents to promote initiatives that benefit them and his district as a whole. Additionally, Northland Township also has many local political candidates who are willing to fight for the interests of their community members. These candidates come from different political backgrounds and reflect the diverse population in their area. Local elections are an important way for citizens to have their voices heard and ensure that they get fair representation.
The political climate in Northland township (Polk County), MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northland township (Polk County), MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area 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.
Northland township (Polk 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 Northland township (Polk County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $10,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $27,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)