The politics in Spruce Grove Township (Becker County), MN is largely centered around local government and issues that affect the community. The township electing body is made up of five supervisors who serve two-year terms. These supervisors manage the day-to-day activities of the township, such as overseeing budgets, maintaining roads and infrastructure, issuing building permits, and overseeing ordinances. The township also collaborates with Becker County’s Board of Commissioners on many issues including taxation, road maintenance, and public safety. A number of local candidates have stepped forward in recent years to vie for these positions in order to better serve their community. Residents are encouraged to stay involved with their local government by attending meetings or voting in elections when eligible.
The political climate in Spruce Grove township (Becker County), MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, MN is strongly conservative. In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spruce Grove township (Becker County), MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, Minnesota 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.
Spruce Grove township (Becker 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 Spruce Grove township (Becker County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $5,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $6,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)