Clayton Township is a small community located in Michigan's Genesee County. It is made up of a diverse population, including people from various backgrounds and communities. In terms of politics, the township is part of the 93rd district in the Michigan House of Representatives. The current representative for this district is Rep. Karen Whitsett, who was elected in November 2018. Additionally, Clayton Township voters can cast their ballots for other local and state politicians during elections. These officials work hard to represent the interests of the citizens and strive to make positive changes that benefit everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Clayton township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clayton township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac 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.
Clayton township (Arenac County), Michigan: d d d 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 Clayton township (Arenac County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $6,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)