Sherwood Township, MI is a rural community located in the heart of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is known for its beautiful landscapes and outdoor recreational opportunities. Politically, Sherwood Township has traditionally been a conservative stronghold with strong Republican support, however, in recent years there has been an increasing amount of Democratic activity and involvement. The local political scene is quite diverse with candidates from both major parties running for office each election cycle. The majority of citizens in the area tend to vote Republican, but there are still many Democrats that are represented as well. In addition to major gubernatorial elections, the township also holds its own local elections for various positions such as town supervisor and sheriff. With these locally elected officials having direct influence over the day to day operations of the township, it is important that all residents remain engaged in the political process by voting and staying informed on who their representatives are and what they are doing.
The political climate in Sherwood township, MI is strongly conservative.
Branch County, MI is very conservative. In Branch County, MI 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Branch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Branch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherwood township, MI is strongly conservative.
Branch County, Michigan is very conservative.
Coldwater Metro Area is very 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.
Sherwood 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 Sherwood township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $12,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $5,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)