Coldwater Township in Isabella County, Michigan has a long and rich history of local politics. Political activity in the community is fairly traditional, with many residents actively participating in elections to ensure their voices are heard. In recent years, Coldwater Township has seen an increase in voter turnout and enthusiasm for local government. As such, there have been several candidates that have put forth their beliefs and platforms to try and represent the people of Coldwater Township. These political hopefuls have included candidates from both major parties as well as independents and third-party candidates. Each candidate brings a unique set of ideas to the table, and it is up to the people of Coldwater Township to decide who will best serve them in office. Through their participation in local politics, residents of Coldwater Township are able to make sure their voice is heard by those they elect into office.
The political climate in Coldwater township (Isabella County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, MI is leaning conservative. In Isabella County, MI 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isabella county remained Republican, 50.3% to 47.7%.
Isabella county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coldwater township (Isabella County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Mount Pleasant Metro Area is leaning 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.
Coldwater township (Isabella County), Michigan: d d 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 Coldwater township (Isabella County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 264 contributions totaling $10,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $17,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)