Pierson Township is located in Midland County, Michigan and is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees. The current board consists of Chairperson James Wozniak, Vice Chairperson James Peters, Treasurer Robert Baumann, Clerk Lisa Martin, and Trustee William Miller. Each trustee serves a four-year term on the board. In addition to the Board of Trustees there are also several other local political entities in Pierson Township including the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Parks and Recreation Committee, and Senior Citizens Advisory Board. These entities aim to promote responsible development while preserving the rural character that Pierson Township is known for. They also provide resources and support for residents who have been affected by flooding or economic hardship. As an active community situated between two major metropolitan areas, Pierson Township has seen its fair share of political activity in recent years. With regards to national politics, Midland County generally votes Republican but individual townships may differ depending on their unique socio-economic characteristics.
The political climate in Pierson township, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pierson township, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Pierson 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 Pierson township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 840 contributions totaling $21,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $11,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)