Adams Township is a small municipality located in Arenac County, Michigan. It has a rich history of local government and politics and is currently governed by a five-member Township Board, with the board chairman serving as the Mayor. The Mayor and Township Board are responsible for local law making, setting budgets, and overseeing operations of the township. In addition to the Township Board, Adams Township also has various appointed positions including clerk, treasurer, assessor and several department heads. Each of these elected officials are responsible for carrying out their duties in accordance with local ordinances, state laws and federal regulations.
The citizens of Adams Township have an active role in their local government through regular elections which take place every two years. During these elections, residents vote on issues such as taxes, zoning decisions and other matters that affect their community. Furthermore, citizens may choose to get involved by attending Town Hall meetings where they can share their ideas concerning current topics or ask questions about future plans for the township. Ultimately it is up to the people of Adams Township to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to determining who should hold office in their community.
The political climate in Adams township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adams township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, Michigan 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.
Adams township (Arenac County), Michigan: d d d 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 Adams township (Arenac County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)