The politics in Argentine Township, MI are very important to the community. The township is currently governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years. Issues such as economic development and public safety are brought up for discussion at regular meetings, as well as decisions that affect the township’s budget. The board also looks after local zoning issues and works with other town departments to ensure the well-being of its citizens. Community members can get involved in their local politics by attending meetings or running for public office themselves. The current board is composed of a variety of political backgrounds and ideologies, allowing for open dialogue and collaboration on important issues facing the township.
The political climate in Argentine township, MI is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Argentine township, MI is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Argentine township, Michigan: D D D D d d
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 Argentine township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,682 contributions totaling $407,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 755 contributions totaling $128,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)