Howell Township in Michigan is known for its politically active citizens. In recent years, there have been strong debates and campaigns over local issues like education funding, property taxes, and environmental concerns. Local political candidates are dedicated to representing the best interests of the people of Howell Township. Whether Democrat or Republican, these candidates recognize the importance of listening to their constituents and finding creative solutions to important issues. They work hard to ensure that Howell Township remains a safe, prosperous place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Howell township, MI is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, MI is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, MI 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.5% to 37.9%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howell township, MI is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Howell 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 Howell township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,134 contributions totaling $87,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 755 contributions totaling $157,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)