Shelby Township, MI is located in Macomb County and is a medium-sized community with a rich history of politics. The township has been bustling with political activity for decades, from local elections to state and federal issues. Local residents have been actively engaged in decision making that affects the community, voicing their opinions on policies and ensuring their representatives are listening. Communities around Shelby Township come together to discuss relevant issues and make sure everyone’s voices are heard. Local candidates running for office have to work hard to gain the trust of their constituents by visiting homes, attending events, and engaging in debates about important topics of the day. Residents are passionate about their political views and vote based on how they feel about the candidate's stances on major issues like taxes, healthcare, education, security, and infrastructure. All of this active political engagement helps keep Shelby Township an informed community where residents understand the importance of making wise decisions at the ballot box.
The political climate in Shelby township, MI is moderately conservative.
Oceana County, MI is strongly conservative. In Oceana County, MI 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oceana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.1%.
Oceana county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby township, MI is moderately conservative.
Oceana County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Michigan 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.
Shelby township, Michigan: R R d 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 Shelby township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 428 contributions totaling $16,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $28,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)