Portland Township, MI is a small yet rapidly growing community located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The township is served by a Board of Trustees who are responsible for governing the day-to-day operations of the community. This board consists of five elected trustees, each with their own unique perspective and ideas for the future of Portland Township. Each trustee has significant local ties to the community, having either been born and raised in Portland or having family roots that go back generations. They are committed to providing quality services, addressing local concerns, and managing development as the township continues to grow. With their deep knowledge of the area and commitment to serving its citizens, these trustees are dedicated to making sure that Portland Township remains an excellent place to live for years to come.
The political climate in Portland township, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portland township, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia 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.
Portland 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 Portland township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $4,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $10,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)