Storden Township, MN is a small township in southwestern Minnesota with a population of just over 500 people. It has a long history of rural living and the community is very close-knit. The politics in Storden Township are dominated by the major parties, with current local representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties. Local elections usually attract a good turnout and are hotly contested affairs. Candidates must demonstrate their understanding of local issues as well as their commitment to serving constituents. There is also an active presence from local advocacy groups and organizations that seek to influence decision makers and spark discussion on important topics. Storden Township's political landscape is vibrant and constantly changing, ensuring that its citizens have access to the most up-to-date information on relevant issues.
The political climate in Storden township, MN is very conservative.
Cottonwood County, MN is very conservative. In Cottonwood County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cottonwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.0%.
Cottonwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Storden township, MN is very conservative.
Cottonwood County, Minnesota is very 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.
Storden township, 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 Storden township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)