Troy Township is located in Michigan and is home to a diverse population of people who have come together to form an inclusive and vibrant community. The township includes a wide variety of political views, from those on the left and right sides of the aisle, to those who identify as independent and undecided. Local politics has been focused on various issues, such as economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Residents are actively engaged in the democratic process through voting and other forms of engagement such as attending townhall meetings or volunteering. There are currently several local politicians running for office in Troy Township that represent a variety of perspectives on these issues. These leaders are working together to ensure that the needs of the community are met while maintaining a strong sense of local pride and identity.
The political climate in Troy township (Newaygo County), MI is strongly conservative.
Newaygo County, MI is very conservative. In Newaygo County, MI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newaygo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Newaygo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troy township (Newaygo County), MI is strongly conservative.
Newaygo 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.
Troy township (Newaygo County), Michigan: R R r 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 Troy township (Newaygo County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $3,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)