Vermillion Township is located in southwestern Minnesota and is part of the Yellow Medicine County. The township has a predominantly rural population, with a relatively small number of residents in comparison to other parts of the county. Although it is not a large area, Vermillion Township remains a significant political center in the region. Local elections are held regularly to fill positions such as supervisors and clerks, and there are many candidates who usually run for these offices. All citizens can participate in the electoral process by casting their votes for whoever they believe would best serve their interests as well as those of the community. Furthermore, federal and state representatives also have an impact on Vermillion Township, most notably through local laws, regulations, and policies that affect everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Vermillion township, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermillion township, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Vermillion township, Minnesota: r r 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 Vermillion township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,299 contributions totaling $259,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 561 contributions totaling $93,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)