Onekama Township in Michigan is a small community located on the shores of Lake Michigan. While the population of the township is relatively small, the political atmosphere is bustling with activity. The local government works hard to ensure that their citizens have access to necessary services and amenities. Politically, Onekama Township is represented by nonpartisan elected officials, including the Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer and four Trustees who make up the Township Board. These individuals serve as the legislative body for Onekama Township and work together to make decisions that benefit all its citizens. Community members also have the opportunity to be involved in local politics through public participation in board meetings and voting during elections. This involvement helps ensure transparency and fairness in decision-making processes within Onekama Township.
The political climate in Onekama township, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onekama township, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Onekama township, Michigan: d r D d 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 Onekama township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 538 contributions totaling $198,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $102,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $606 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)