Charlevoix township in Michigan is a small and rural area with a population of just over 4,100 people. It is governed by the Charlevoix Township Board, which consists of five elected officials that serve four-year concurrent terms. The board works to ensure that the town's local laws are enforced and that its residents can enjoy their community in a safe and healthy manner. One of their main goals is to provide services such as road maintenance, police protection, water treatment, and garbage collection. They also work to ensure that the safety and welfare of all citizens is taken care of by providing access to medical services and other needed resources. Local elections are held every four years for the members of Township Board who set agendas and establish local policies for Charlevoix Township. During these elections, candidates from both major political parties compete for the seats on the board. Residents get to choose who represents them at the local level and have an active role in shaping their own community's future through their votes.
The political climate in Charlevoix township, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlevoix township, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Charlevoix township, 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 Charlevoix township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $115,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 389 contributions totaling $82,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)