Birch Run Township, MI is a small rural community located in the southeastern part of the state. The township has been around since 1870 and still maintains its quaint charm today. Although the population of Birch Run is relatively small, there is no shortage of political activity in the area. There are several local political candidates vying for office every election season, representing different parties and ideologies. These candidates often host events throughout the community to get their message out and to encourage residents to go out and vote on Election Day. Residents take an active role in politics by attending these events, participating in debates and town hall meetings, and engaging in conversations about which candidates would best represent them at all levels of government. Political engagement is important for Birch Run Township as it ensures that residents’ voices are heard when decisions are being made that will impact their lives directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Birch Run township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birch Run township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Birch Run township, Michigan: D d D D r 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 Birch Run township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 498 contributions totaling $56,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 498 contributions totaling $71,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)