Berlin Township is located in Ionia County, Michigan and is home to a vibrant community. The township is governed by an elected Board of Trustees and a Supervisor. The Board of Trustees consists of five members who are responsible for the financial management and policy decisions for the town. They serve four-year terms with elections being held each November. As the local political representatives, they work closely with the residents to ensure that Berlin Township is a safe and desirable place to live, work, and play. Voters also elect a Supervisor who serves as the executive of Berlin Township's government. Residents have opportunities to get involved in issues that affect their lives through public hearings and committee meetings held by the Board of Trustees. Voting is an important way for citizens to make their voices heard in Berlin Township politics.
The political climate in Berlin township (Ionia County), MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berlin township (Ionia County), MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia 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.
Berlin township (Ionia 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 Berlin township (Ionia County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 488 contributions totaling $23,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $23,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)