Colfax Township in Benzie County, Michigan is an area that is governed by a board of trustees. The trustees are elected from the community and work together to make sure the township's resources are used effectively and efficiently. The board works with local businesses to create jobs, and also works to ensure the safety of residents through working with the law enforcement. They also monitor budgets, provide grants, address zoning issues, and maintain roads. This board is a key part of Colfax Township’s political landscape as they ensure that all aspects of government run smoothly for its citizens. Furthermore, they work closely with representatives at all levels of government to represent the interests of their constituents in Colfax Township.
The political climate in Colfax township (Benzie County), MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colfax township (Benzie County), MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City 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.
Colfax township (Benzie County), Michigan: r r 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 Colfax township (Benzie County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,408 contributions totaling $78,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $27,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)