Ontonagon Township, MI is a small rural community located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to a population of about 6,000 people and is governed by an elected board of supervisors. The Township provides services such as water, sewer, and garbage collection to its residents. It also has its own police force and fire department for the protection of its citizens. Politically, Ontonagon Township operates under the guidelines set forth by the Michigan Constitution. Every two years, local citizens have the opportunity to elect candidates who best represent their interests on the Board of Supervisors. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions about local policies and budgets which strive to benefit all residents within Ontonagon Township.
The political climate in Ontonagon township, MI is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ontonagon County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontonagon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.5%.
Ontonagon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ontonagon township, MI is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon 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.
Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $20,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $31,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $668 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)