Albion Township, MI is a vibrant community nestled in the southwest corner of Michigan. With a population of just over 8,000, it is a small rural town with an active political landscape. From local elections to state and even national representation, Albion Township has many ways for citizens to get involved and have their voices heard. Local residents take part in events such as school board meetings and town hall discussions to ensure their opinions are shared with elected officials. Additionally, there are multiple civic organizations dedicated to making sure the needs of the people of Albion Township are met. Representation from both major parties can be found throughout the township and all perspectives are welcome at the ballot box. With its strong commitment to democracy, Albion Township is a great place for those that want to make a difference politically.
The political climate in Albion township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albion township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Albion township, Michigan: d r d d 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 Albion township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 558 contributions totaling $32,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $19,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)