Flint Charter Township, MI is located in Genesee County and is known for its diverse community and vibrant culture. The township is home to many local businesses, parks, and attractions that draw people from all over the area. Politically, Flint Charter Township has a five-member Board of Trustees which makes up the legislative body of the township. These trustees are responsible for enacting policies to govern the township and manage its resources. They are elected on a nonpartisan basis for four-year terms by residents of the township. Local elections take place every two years in November of even-numbered years. Residents can vote on a variety of issues, such as budgets, taxing structures, and other matters of importance to the community. Additionally, several state representatives serve Flint Charter Township constituents in Lansing. These representatives address issues in their districts that may include economic development projects or changes in taxation laws that could affect the township's budget and overall quality of life. Overall, Flint Charter Township has an active political climate with both local and state representation working to improve their community for all who call it home.
The political climate in Flint charter, MI is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flint charter, MI is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Flint charter, Michigan: D D D D d 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 Flint charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,067 contributions totaling $385,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 560 contributions totaling $421,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $753 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)