Chester Township (Eaton County), MI is a rural township located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The township is home to a wide range of people, ranging from farmers to business owners. Politics in Chester Township revolves around local issues that affect the people of the township and the surrounding area. Local politics involve issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and community planning. The Eaton County Board of Commissioners serves as the governing body for the township, with board members elected by constituents every two years. Local elections are held regularly to select board members and other officials who will carry out the duties associated with their office. Chester Township also elects countywide representatives to serve in positions such as state legislators and Congressional representatives. Residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard through these elections by casting their votes for those individuals who they believe will best represent them in government.
The political climate in Chester township (Eaton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chester township (Eaton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton 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.
Chester township (Eaton County), Michigan: r 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 Chester township (Eaton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 367 contributions totaling $19,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $42,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)