Pelican Township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota is a small rural community located in the north-central part of the state. The township is home to just over 900 people and is largely agricultural in nature. With the population being so small, politics are not always at the forefront of discussion but there are still some important local issues affecting the area. The township board oversees budgeting for roads and other infrastructure and also sets zoning laws for residential and commercial areas. In addition, they handle any disputes that arise between residents or with other townships in the county. Local elections are held every two years to allow residents to elect representatives who share their values and represent them on the township board. Residents have an active role in deciding who will make up their governing body as well as what issues should be addressed at meetings or during election cycles.
The political climate in Pelican township (Crow Wing County), MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pelican township (Crow Wing County), MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd 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.
Pelican township (Crow Wing 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 Pelican township (Crow Wing County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 444 contributions totaling $20,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $84,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)