Silver Lake Township is a small town located in Minnesota. It is known for its tight-knit community and friendly people. Silver Lake Township does not have any local political candidates, but it does have elected township officials who work hard to keep the town running smoothly. These officials are responsible for handling a variety of different tasks such as managing the budget, improving infrastructure, and addressing any issues that may arise within the town. They strive to ensure that all residents are able to live comfortably and safely within their homes. Silver Lake Township also has a variety of different programs and services designed to help improve the quality of life for all citizens. From providing access to healthcare and recreation activities to offering assistance with utility bills, Silver Lake Township works hard to ensure that every resident is well taken care of.
The political climate in Silver Lake township (Martin County), MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Lake township (Martin County), MN is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Silver Lake township (Martin 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 Silver Lake township (Martin County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $44,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $256,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)