Concord Township in Michigan is known for its vibrant political environment. The township is governed by a five-member board of trustees. Each of the trustees is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the overall governance of the township. There are several community organizations and initiatives that are involved in local politics, ranging from the Concord Township Democratic Committee to the nonpartisan Concord Township Citizens Advisory Board. These organizations are actively engaging citizens in matters that affect them, such as zoning, parks and recreation, economic development, and public safety. In addition, local elections often bring out passionate voters who want to make their voices heard at the ballot box. As a whole, Concord Township has an active political scene that encourages engagement from its citizens and helps shape its future for years to come.
The political climate in Concord township, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Concord township, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Concord township, 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 Concord township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 919 contributions totaling $53,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $35,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)