Bigelow Township, MN is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. The local government consists of a mayor and four selectmen that are elected by the citizens of the town. As a small community, there is an emphasis on neighborly values and local progress. Local political candidates running for office in Bigelow Township usually emphasize issues such as promoting business growth, keeping taxes low, improving public safety, and providing high quality educational opportunities for children in the area. Most candidates also focus on preserving the strong sense of community spirit in Bigelow Township by encouraging volunteerism and involvement in local activities. The citizens of Bigelow Township take pride in their active political engagement and many actively participate in local debates and discussions to ensure that all voices can be heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Bigelow township, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, MN is strongly conservative. In Nobles County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nobles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Nobles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bigelow township, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Worthington 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.
Bigelow 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 Bigelow township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $5,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $6,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)