Fife Lake Township, MI is located in Grand Traverse County and is home to approximately 1,705 people. The township is governed by a board of trustees that represent the town's citizens. These trustees are elected on a non-partisan basis every two years. Decisions made by the board are focused on providing necessary services to the community, such as police, fire protection, ice removal and water supply. They also work to ensure that the town remains safe and secure for its residents. Additionally, they work closely with state and local governments to make sure that Fife Lake Township receives support for initiatives that benefit its citizens. The township is proud of its strong sense of civic participation among its citizens, and it strives to create a positive atmosphere where everyone feels welcome.
The political climate in Fife Lake township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, MI is leaning conservative. In Grand Traverse County, MI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Traverse county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Grand Traverse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fife Lake township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fife Lake 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 Fife Lake township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $8,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $9,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)