Constantine Township is located in St. Joseph County, Michigan and is a largely rural area. Although it is a small township, there are still important political decisions that must be made to ensure the wellbeing of its citizens. The township is overseen by a board of trustees who make local decisions on behalf of the community. Elections are held every two years for officeholders to represent the township at the state and local level. Local issues such as infrastructure repairs, public safety, zoning regulations, and school funding are all topics that elected officials need to address in order to meet the needs of their constituents. All eligible voters within Constantine Township can vote in these elections and have their voices heard. This helps ensure that quality leaders are selected who will work hard to benefit the community for years to come.
The political climate in Constantine township, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Constantine township, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis 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.
Constantine township, 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 Constantine township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,020 contributions totaling $75,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $63,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)