Ionia Township, MI has a vibrant political atmosphere. It is home to numerous local political candidates who are looking to make positive changes in their community. The township is passionate about issues that affect its citizens, such as transportation, education, and public safety. Residents take part in town hall meetings and other community events to voice their opinions on important topics. They also volunteer their time canvassing neighborhoods and talking to voters about upcoming elections and their preferred candidates. Ionia Township residents are informed and take an active role in the political process, contributing to a healthier democracy.
The political climate in Ionia township, MI is moderately conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ionia township, MI is moderately conservative.
Ionia County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Ionia 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 Ionia township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $6,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)