Solway Township, MN is a small town with a rich history and vibrant community. It is home to many small businesses, parks, and recreational activities. One of the most important elements of Solway Township is its political atmosphere. The township has been represented in local and state government for many years by a variety of elected officials. Residents are passionate about their choice of representation and take part actively in the democratic process. Every year citizens come together to discuss issues relevant to the township and how best to address them through legislation. In addition, Solway Township residents regularly attend public meetings where they can get involved in the decision-making process and voice their opinions on matters that affect their community. As such, participation in politics is an essential part of life in Solway Township, MN, ensuring that everyone's voice is heard so that the best decisions can be made for all citizens.
The political climate in Solway township (St. Louis County), MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solway township (St. Louis County), MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Solway township (St. Louis County), Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Solway township (St. Louis County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,818 contributions totaling $145,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $119,222 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)