Clinton Township is located in Rock County, Minnesota and is a small rural community with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The township is overseen by a three-member board of supervisors who are elected for two-year terms. These board members, along with the Township Clerk, comprise the local government and are responsible for ensuring the best interests of the township. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of Clinton Township, the board also works with local stakeholders to improve economic development and create space for recreation and leisure activities. The government also works closely with state and federal representatives on issues that affect the township such as taxes, infrastructure, transportation and more. As a result of their hard work, Clinton Township has seen considerable growth over recent years in terms of business development and quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Clinton township (Rock County), MN is very conservative.
Rock County, MN is very conservative. In Rock County, MN 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Rock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton township (Rock County), MN is very conservative.
Rock 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.
Clinton township (Rock 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 Clinton township (Rock County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $13,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $9,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)