Saline Township, MI is a small town located in Washtenaw County in Michigan. It is home to a thriving community and has a rich history of politics. The local government consists of an elected Board of Trustees, as well as various other appointed positions such as township clerk, treasurer, assessor, and police chief. Elections are held every two years for the Board of Trustees and all registered voters in Saline Township are eligible to participate. The Board of Trustees makes decisions about local issues such as zoning laws and taxes, which have a direct effect on the citizens of the town. Local political candidates for the Board of Trustees can be found by attending public meetings or by checking out their campaign websites online. Additionally, the township also hosts special events where local political candidates speak about their platforms and what they will do if elected into office. This is a great opportunity for residents to get an up close look at who is running for office and learn more about their views on important local issues.
The political climate in Saline township, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saline township, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Saline township, 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 Saline township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,114 contributions totaling $368,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $258,135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)