Clyde Township is located in Allegan County, Michigan and is home to a diverse population. The town is governed by an elected board of trustees and a township supervisor, who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. There is also an active political scene in Clyde Township, with local politicians running for office in both state and national elections. Every two years, voters choose from a variety of candidates for mayor and representatives for Michigan's House of Representatives and Senate. On the federal level, there are members of Congress representing Clyde Township in Washington DC. Local issues such as transportation, education, healthcare, taxes, economic development, public safety, and zoning are addressed by these elected officials as well as those at the county level. Active engagement with the community helps inform decisions made by the Board of Trustees regarding local initiatives. Additionally, residents are encouraged to take part in local politics by participating in public dialogues or volunteering with their chosen candidates’ campaigns.
The political climate in Clyde township (Allegan County), MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clyde township (Allegan County), MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Clyde township (Allegan 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 Clyde township (Allegan County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $48,251 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $9,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)