Chippewa Township, located in Chippewa County, Michigan is a small rural community governed by a Township Supervisor and four elected Trustees. The Township runs on the policies and decisions of these individuals to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services that meet their needs. Each year, residents of Chippewa Township are asked to cast their votes for local political candidates in order to help decide who will best represent them in office. These local elections often involve discussions around various issues such as taxes, public safety, school funding, healthcare, and many other important topics. Residents of Chippewa Township can also get involved in state and national politics by participating in debates and attending rallies for candidates they support. By being active participants in the electoral process, citizens of Chippewa Township can help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Chippewa township (Chippewa County), MI is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, MI 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.6%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa township (Chippewa County), MI is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area is moderately 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.
Chippewa township (Chippewa 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 Chippewa township (Chippewa County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $26,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)