Burlington Township in Calhoun County is a small and rural community with a total population of 574 people according to the 2010 census. As such, there are no local political candidates running for office in the township. However, citizens of Burlington Township can still have their voice heard by taking part in countywide elections. Calhoun County has several state representatives who work hard to ensure that the needs of all residents are met. In addition, there are many organizations in the area that strive to promote public health and safety, create economic opportunity, and foster a sense of community. With such active engagement from local politicians and organizations, citizens of Burlington Township can stay informed about relevant issues and take part in important conversations about the future of their township.
The political climate in Burlington township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burlington township, 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 Burlington township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 306 contributions totaling $37,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $7,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)