Bruce Township is located in Macomb County in the state of Michigan and is home to a diverse community of citizens. The township is led by an elected Board of Trustees along with a professional staff who are committed to providing quality services. At the local level, Bruce Township has a strong network of political organizations that advocate for better policymaking and increased representation within the community. Residents have a variety of options when it comes to getting involved in politics such as attending town hall meetings, running for office, or participating in special interest groups. Voters can get informed on current issues and candidates through local news sources or by engaging with their elected officials directly. The township also holds elections every two years for positions such as trustee, supervisor, treasurer, clerk, and more. In addition to these roles, Bruce Township voters also have the ability to vote on state-wide initiatives as well as national policies that affect all citizens living in Michigan.
The political climate in Bruce township (Macomb County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Macomb County, MI is leaning conservative. In Macomb County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macomb county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.3%.
Macomb county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bruce township (Macomb County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Macomb County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bruce township (Macomb County), Michigan: d r d d 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 Bruce township (Macomb County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,436 contributions totaling $68,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $60,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)