The city of Birchdale, MN is a small town with a laid back atmosphere, and the politics in the area reflect that. While most elections in Birchdale are anything but contentious, there is still an active involvement from citizens in local politics. Every election cycle, locals participating in the process have the opportunity to make their voices heard by electing representatives who will best represent their interests. In recent years, several candidates have come forward to vie for local office positions such as mayor or county commissioner. Citizens of Birchdale show up to vote in large numbers during each election cycle and actively debate current political issues that affect their community. As a result of this commitment to civic engagement, the people of Birchdale can take pride in knowing that they are actively involved in shaping policy decisions and determining the future of their city.
The political climate in Birchdale, MN is very conservative.
Todd County, MN is very conservative. In Todd County, MN 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.8%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birchdale, MN is very conservative.
Todd 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.
Birchdale, 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 Birchdale, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 807 contributions totaling $20,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $7,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)