Galien Township, MI is a small rural community in Southwest Michigan. It is an area that has traditionally been conservative in its political leanings. Local elections usually feature candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties, although there have been occasional independent and third-party candidates as well. The township's government typically focuses on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development. Residents are very passionate about the local politics of Galien Township and participate actively in local elections. Voter turnout is generally high, with most registered voters participating in each election cycle to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Galien township, MI is moderately conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Galien township, MI is moderately conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Galien township, Michigan: R R d 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 Galien township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $54,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $9,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)