Benzonia Township, MI is a small community located in northwest Michigan. It is a largely rural area with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, Benzonia Township has an active political scene with local candidates vying for important positions in the township government. Recently elected officials have focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and fiscal responsibility. In addition to these important topics, local candidates also address issues such as environmental protection and economic growth. These local politicians strive to ensure that Benzonia Township remains a safe and prosperous place for all its residents.
The political climate in Benzonia township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benzonia township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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.
Benzonia township, Michigan: r 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 Benzonia township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,080 contributions totaling $273,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $41,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)