Winnebago Township, MN is a small rural town located in the north-central part of the state. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political scene that is heavily involved in local and state wide issues. Winnebago Township is represented by a number of different political leaders who work toward enacting policies and regulations that benefit the community as a whole. These individuals are often active members of local political parties and organizations that advocate for common causes or legislation that supports their constituents. Issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and public safety are commonly discussed amongst these organizations. In addition to local politicians, Winnebago Township residents also have access to their federal representatives in Congress for more drastic changes to be made on both the national and state level.
The political climate in Winnebago township (Houston County), MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, MN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.4%.
Houston county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winnebago township (Houston County), MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Winnebago township (Houston County), Minnesota: r r 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 Winnebago township (Houston County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $5,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $4,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)