Wright Township in Hillsdale County, Michigan is a small rural community with a population of just under 800 residents. It is governed by a five-member board of trustees elected by the people. The township board members are responsible for overseeing the various functions and operations of the Township. Their duties include maintaining roads and bridges, providing emergency services, assisting with land use planning, and more. Through their efforts, they hope to create an environment that encourages economic growth while protecting natural resources and preserving the area’s traditional character. The local political atmosphere is largely determined by its Board of Trustees who are very active in the community through local events, meetings with residents and businesses to discuss important issues affecting the township, regular public forums, and more. They strive to ensure that each resident has an equal voice in deciding how best to move forward as a collective unit.
The political climate in Wright township (Hillsdale County), MI is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wright township (Hillsdale County), MI is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area is very 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.
Wright township (Hillsdale County), Michigan: 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 Wright township (Hillsdale County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $4,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $20,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)