Zilwaukee Township is located in Saginaw County, Michigan and has a population of 4,051 according to the 2010 census. The township is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of five members elected at-large for four-year terms on a non-partisan basis. The Board meets regularly to discuss and vote on various topics related to the township’s government and ordinances. Local political issues are typically discussed at these meetings, as well as state and federal legislative initiatives. The township also works closely with local business owners and citizens to ensure the best interests of all are being represented in any policy decisions made by the board. All residents are encouraged to get involved in their local politics by attending board meetings or voting for candidates running for office.
The political climate in Zilwaukee township, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zilwaukee township, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Zilwaukee township, Michigan: D d D D r d
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 Zilwaukee township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $35,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $38,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)