Oakland Township in Freeborn County, MN is a small rural community with a population of only around 1,200 people. The township has an elected Board of Supervisors that are responsible for overseeing the activities and operations of the town. Through their work, the Board manages finances, maintains public infrastructure and services, and promotes economic development. Despite its size, Oakland Township is well invested in local politics; residents vote for local leaders who shape policy decisions on all levels such as taxes, public safety, education, and other important issues that affect their daily lives. Local elections are held annually to select representatives from each ward within Oakland Township to serve on the Board of Supervisors. Additionally, Oakland residents are encouraged to be active participants in their local government by attending town meetings or volunteering with various committees and initiatives.
The political climate in Oakland township (Freeborn County), MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Freeborn County, MN 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Freeborn county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Freeborn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakland township (Freeborn County), MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Albert Lea 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.
Oakland township (Freeborn County), Minnesota: D D D D 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 Oakland township (Freeborn County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $62,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $52,676 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)