Eaton Rapids Township, MI is a small municipality located in Lansing area of Michigan. The township is known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to local politics. Eaton Rapids Township has a five-member Board of Trustees which consists of the Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer and two Trustees. The board sets the policy and direction for the township by overseeing the budget, approving contracts and taking action on zoning issues. In addition to the Board of Trustees, Eaton Rapids also has an elected mayor who serves as the chief executive officer for the township. The mayor is responsible for setting goals and objectives that will help improve the quality of life for residents in Eaton Rapids Township. Local elections are held every two years when voters have an opportunity to choose their representatives on these government bodies.
The political climate in Eaton Rapids township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eaton Rapids township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Eaton Rapids township, Michigan: r 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 Eaton Rapids township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 758 contributions totaling $44,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $54,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)