The politics of Salem Township (Cass County), Minnesota are largely focused on the local community. The township is served by a township board which consists of a Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer and three Trustees who are all elected to serve for two-year terms. The Board meets every month to discuss and manage the township's affairs. An annual town meeting is held in April to allow for public input and discussion of local issues. The township also partners with other townships in Cass County, along with county, state and federal representatives, to address issues impacting the broader region. These representatives help provide constituents with access to important services such as public safety, healthcare, and transportation. There are also various local organizations which advocate for the needs of residents within the community. Salem Township works hard to ensure that its citizens have equal access to resources and representation in their government.
The political climate in Salem township (Cass County), MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Cass County), MN is strongly conservative.
Cass 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.
Salem township (Cass 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 Salem township (Cass County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $3,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $3,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)