Willmar Township, MN is a small rural community located in the heart of Minnesota. The township is governed by a town board which consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. These board members are responsible for setting the annual budget, maintaining roads and other infrastructure, and making decisions regarding zoning laws, taxation policies, and other regulations. Willmar Township also has local representation from both state and federal lawmakers. At the state level senators and representatives from the local district serve to ensure that the interests of Willmar residents are addressed in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Additionally, US Congressmen representing the 6th Congressional District provide national representation for constituents in Willmar Township. It is important to stay informed about issues at all levels of government because they have an impact on our lives.
The political climate in Willmar township, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willmar township, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar Metro Area 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.
Willmar 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 Willmar township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $29,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $21,684 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)