Scandia Township, MN is a small town located in Washington County and is home to a population of roughly 4,000 people. The Scandia Township Board of Supervisors is responsible for governing the town on behalf of its citizens. They make decisions about important issues such as zoning, public safety, and other local matters. The board is made up of five members who are elected by the residents of Scandia Township at large. Residents can participate in local politics by attending public board meetings or becoming involved in local campaigns for candidates running for office. In addition to the Board of Supervisors, Scandia Township also has an elected Mayor and Town Clerk who are both responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations. Elections in Scandia Township take place during every even-numbered year and residents can vote on ballot issues that affect the community directly. By participating in local politics, ScandiaTownship residents can have their voices heard and help shape their own community's future.
The political climate in Scandia 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
Scandia 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.
Scandia 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 Scandia township (Polk County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $5,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $4,968 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)