The politics in Decatur Township, MI are largely focused on the betterment of the local community. Residents actively engage in local government and political initiatives to ensure their voices are heard and that their needs are met. Local politicians have worked hard to create a better quality of life for all citizens of Decatur Township, MI. From investments in infrastructure to the preservation of open spaces, local politicians have made many progressions towards a better future for Decatur Township. They continue to work hard on making sure everyone in the township can benefit from and enjoy all that it has to offer.
The political climate in Decatur township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Van Buren County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Van Buren County, MI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Van Buren County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Decatur township, Michigan: r r 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 Decatur township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 928 contributions totaling $47,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $45,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)