Thomson Township in Minnesota is a small community populated with friendly citizens who take an active role in their local government. The township has three representatives that serve on the Town Board, and they oversee the important decisions that affect the town's budget, zoning regulations, and initiatives that benefit the local population. Elections for the Town Board are held every two years, and all members of Thomson Township are encouraged to get out and vote for their preferred candidate. The candidates are determined by a nomination process where residents of Thomson Township can put forth either themselves or someone else for nomination. All candidates are expected to meet set qualifications such as property ownership in Thomson Township and a voting record which demonstrates their commitment to the town’s best interests. Once chosen, each candidate must campaign vigorously to win over potential voters. Through this process, Thomson Township is able to ensure that its elected leaders have a vested interest in protecting its citizens’ rights and promoting progress within the town.
The political climate in Thomson, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomson, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Thomson, 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 Thomson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 570 contributions totaling $51,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $44,214 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)