Athens Township, MI is a rural area located in Calhoun County in South Central Michigan. The township has a strong sense of community and takes pride in its agricultural roots. Residents of the township have actively been involved in local politics for many years. The Athens Township board consists of five elected officials who are responsible for setting laws and ordinances on taxation, zoning, planning, public works, and parks & recreation. They also act as the primary representative for the township when dealing with other entities such as schools, churches, business owners, and other townships within Calhoun County. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about current issues that are pertinent to their community and take part in local political activities by voting in elections or attending board meetings.
The political climate in Athens 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
Athens 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.
Athens 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 Athens township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $12,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $5,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)