Chippewa Township in Mecosta County, MI is a vibrant community with strong opinions on politics and policies. The township has an active local political atmosphere where residents actively participate in discussions and debates on various issues that affect their community. Recent topics of discussion have included the proposed expansion of the nearby university, zoning regulation changes, economic development initiatives, and law enforcement's role in addressing public safety concerns. Local residents come together to discuss these topics and make their voices heard during elections when they vote for their local candidates of choice. This year there are two main contenders for mayor: current Mayor Mike Smith and challenger Dave Brown. Each candidate offers a different vision for the future of Chippewa Township, so it’s important for citizens to do their research before deciding who to support.
The political climate in Chippewa township (Mecosta County), MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa township (Mecosta County), MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids Metro Area is strongly 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 (Mecosta 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 (Mecosta County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $3,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $3,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)