Walden Township, located in Pope County, Minnesota, is an important part of the region’s political landscape. The most prominent politician in the area is State Representative Jeff Backer who has served since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party and focuses on issues such as low taxes, improving public education, and keeping taxes low for small business owners. In addition to state representatives, Walden Township also has several local elected officials including township supervisors and board members. These individuals are responsible for making sure that local initiatives are carried out effectively and efficiently while representing the best interests of the citizens of Walden Township. Additionally, these officials often work together to ensure that Walden Township’s voice is heard at all levels of government. Whether it be developing a local school or building new roads, the people living in Walden have their best interest represented by their elected leaders.
The political climate in Walden township (Pope County), MN is strongly conservative.
Pope County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pope County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Pope county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walden township (Pope County), MN is strongly conservative.
Pope County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Walden township (Pope County), Minnesota: r r d 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 Walden township (Pope County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $14,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)