Perry Township in Michigan is a small rural community located in Shiawassee County. The township has traditionally been a Republican stronghold, with many of the local political candidates firmly entrenched in conservative values and platforms. Politically, Perry Township is known for its strong support of fiscal responsibility and limited government regulation. The citizens of Perry Township tend to look favorably upon the traditional conservative values that their elected representatives represent, such as lower taxes and less government intervention. They are also committed to supporting their local businesses and creating economic opportunities for their citizens. Residents of Perry Township have consistently voted for candidates that will best serve their needs while staying true to the values they hold dear.
The political climate in Perry township, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry township, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Perry township, Michigan: r 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 Perry township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 425 contributions totaling $10,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $9,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)