Bingham Township in Clinton County, Michigan is a rural agricultural area that is largely populated by farmers and ranchers. Politically, it is a very conservative area with most of its population voting Republican. The township has had an elected Board of Trustees since 1921 and currently has five members who are each elected to serve four-year terms. Each board member must live within the township and must be at least 18 years old. Local issues that the board frequently addresses include zoning, road maintenance, fire protection, and budgeting for municipal services. The Township also oversees general assistance programs for local residents in need. Every four years voters in the township choose a supervisor to serve as the head of the Board of Trustees and act as a liaison between local government and citizens.
The political climate in Bingham township (Clinton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bingham township (Clinton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Bingham township (Clinton County), 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 Bingham township (Clinton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218 contributions totaling $24,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $13,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)