Caledonia Township in Alcona County, Michigan is an area with a long and rich political history. Local politics are rooted in the small-town values of neighborly kindness and respect for the diversity of opinion and experience in the community. Recently, local elections have brought forth a variety of new candidates to office, all looking to serve their constituents and contribute to the betterment of Caledonia Township. These candidates represent a wide range of ideologies but all share a desire to bring positive change, innovation, and progress to the area. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone's voice is heard, whether through community meetings or town hall events. As citizens of Caledonia Township, it is important that we stay informed on local issues in order to make our voices heard when it comes time to elect new officials.
The political climate in Caledonia township (Alcona County), MI is strongly conservative.
Alcona County, MI is very conservative. In Alcona County, MI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.3%.
Alcona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caledonia township (Alcona County), MI is strongly conservative.
Alcona County, Michigan is very 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.
Caledonia township (Alcona 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 Caledonia township (Alcona County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $7,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $15,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)