Waverly township is a small rural community located in Minnesota. Despite its size, the township has an active and involved local politics scene. The township operates with a board of supervisors who make decisions and provide oversight for the various functions of the community. They are elected by residents to serve 4-year terms, and it is important that citizens stay informed on candidates running for office as well as issues facing the community. Additionally, there are various committees which help guide and direct policy decisions, including those dealing with transportation, zoning, economic development, parks and recreation, and public safety. This helps ensure that citizens have their voices heard on issues that matter to them in Waverly Township.
The political climate in Waverly township (Martin County), MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waverly township (Martin County), MN is very conservative.
Martin County, Minnesota is very 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.
Waverly township (Martin County), 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 Waverly township (Martin County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $7,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)