Glen Arbor Township, MI is a small town in Michigan's Leelanau County. Home to about 1,100 people, the township takes pride in its serene and picturesque surroundings of rolling dunes, forests, and Lake Michigan. Located along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, it is a highly desirable community for those looking to experience the relaxing beauty of nature. The local government of Glen Arbor Township is focused on preserving its natural resources while still supporting businesses and residents. Local initiatives have included providing infrastructure improvements to ensure safe access to outdoor recreational activities, promoting responsible tourism practices and events that draw visitors from all over the state, and protecting vulnerable habitats like old-growth hardwood forests. The township also works closely with local partners such as the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians to ensure their land rights are protected. With its commitment to conservation and sustainability, Glen Arbor Township is an ideal place for anyone looking for a peaceful break from city life while still maintaining an active political presence within their community.
The political climate in Glen Arbor township, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glen Arbor township, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Glen Arbor township, Michigan: R R d r 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 Glen Arbor township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,541 contributions totaling $191,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 333 contributions totaling $57,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)