Baldwin Township (Iosco County), MI is a rural area located in Northern Michigan. Though the population of the township is relatively small, it has a vibrant political scene. There are two political parties that are prominent in Baldwin Township: the Republican Party and Democratic Party. Both parties have representatives on the township council who help guide local decision-making and ensure that all voices in the community are heard. Additionally, both parties host regular meetings for their members to discuss current events and relevant policies. Through these meetings, citizens of Baldwin Township have a platform to express their opinions and gain insight into local politics.
The political climate in Baldwin township (Iosco County), MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baldwin township (Iosco County), MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Baldwin township (Iosco County), Michigan: d r d 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 Baldwin township (Iosco County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $5,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $4,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)