Dayton Township, located in Tuscola County, Michigan is a rural area with a diverse population. The people of Dayton Township have a strong sense of community and value the importance of working together to keep their town vibrant and successful. In recent years, there has been an increase in local political involvement in the township. Candidates from both major parties have run for office and even created their own local party lines. Residents have also had the opportunity to participate in various Democratic and Republican Town Hall meetings held throughout the year. At these events, citizens can discuss issues that are important to them such as education, healthcare, economic opportunities, land use and environmental protection. It is through this engagement that individuals can begin to make positive changes in their local government. Through participation in local politics, residents can ensure that their voices are heard on important matters that affect all people living within Dayton township.
The political climate in Dayton township (Tuscola County), MI is very conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dayton township (Tuscola County), MI is very conservative.
Tuscola County, Michigan is very 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.
Dayton township (Tuscola 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 Dayton township (Tuscola County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $13,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $13,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)