Waltham township, MN is located in the western part of the state and has a rich history when it comes to politics. The township is governed by a board of supervisors who are elected by the public every two years. Elections for these offices usually include a variety of candidates from different political backgrounds, including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. During election season, the community often debates important issues such as taxes, infrastructure, and economic development. Residents also have opportunities to become involved in their government through various forms of civic engagement like volunteering on local committees or attending town meetings. Regardless of personal beliefs and opinions, all citizens of Waltham township can agree that their local politics helps create a strong voice for the community’s needs.
The political climate in Waltham township, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waltham township, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin Metro Area is leaning 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.
Waltham township, Minnesota: D D D D 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 Waltham township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $23,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $27,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)