Politics in Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan are managed by the local township board. This board is composed of 5 elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations and decisions of the township. They oversee a wide range of responsibilities from road maintenance to zoning regulations. As with other townships in the county, there is no requirement to nominate a local political candidate for election to the board and the individuals running are generally chosen based on their leadership abilities. This makes it important for Austin Township residents to be informed about any candidates running for office and be sure that they have a good understanding of the issues before voting. The local board also holds regular meetings open to the public where residents can voice their concerns or offer opinions about how best to manage resources and address their needs within Austin Township.
The political climate in Austin township (Sanilac County), MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Austin township (Sanilac County), MI is very conservative.
Sanilac 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.
Austin township (Sanilac 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 Austin township (Sanilac County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)