Niles Township, MI is a politically active area of Michigan. With several local elections each year, residents are engaged in the democratic process and take their civic responsibilities seriously. In recent years, a variety of candidates have been elected to serve on Niles Township's Board of Trustees. These individuals work hard to ensure that citizens have access to basic services like safe housing and reliable infrastructure. They also take into account the needs of businesses within the township when making decisions that affect the fiscal health and overall quality of life in Niles Township. Moreover, these elected officials strive to promote the values and goals outlined by their constituents through responsible decision-making and thoughtful policies. Through this commitment to public service, Niles Township remains a vibrant community where citizens are able to thrive.
The political climate in Niles township, MI is leaning 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
Niles township, MI is leaning 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.
Niles 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 Niles township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,714 contributions totaling $123,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 433 contributions totaling $101,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)