Waconia Township, MN is located in Carver County and is home to a diverse community of people. The township prides itself on its strong sense of community and its commitment to local politics. Local political activities in Waconia Township include both state-level representatives and local officials who are committed to serving the needs of the township. Furthermore, the government of Waconia Township is responsible for many important services and initiatives that benefit all residents. These include infrastructure projects, public safety, health care services, environmental conservation efforts, and economic development programs. The political atmosphere in Waconia Township is one of collaboration between state and local leaders as well as citizen participation. The township holds numerous forums and events where citizens can express their concerns about current issues or discuss potential solutions to problems facing the area. This open dialogue helps ensure that each resident's voice is heard when decisions are being made at the local level.
The political climate in Waconia township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waconia township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
Waconia 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 Waconia township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $8,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $61,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)