The politics of the Spruce Grove Township in Beltrami County, Minnesota are largely shaped by the local government and its constituents. The township is composed of several small communities with a combined population of around 1,000 people. Residents of the area take part in local decision-making through their elected officials, a Board of Supervisors who oversee the functions of the township. This board determines things like tax policies, land use regulations, and other important matters that affect people’s daily lives. The Board also hires a small staff to help manage day to day operations within the township. Elections for positions on the Board of Supervisors are held every two years, giving residents an opportunity to have their voices heard and contribute to decisions that shape life in Spruce Grove Township.
The political climate in Spruce Grove township (Beltrami County), MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spruce Grove township (Beltrami County), MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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 (Beltrami County), Minnesota: r d D d 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 (Beltrami County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)