Dover Township, located in Lake County, Michigan, is a rural township with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The local political atmosphere in Dover Township is largely dominated by the Republican Party. The township's elected officials are all current Republican members of the county board who have been serving since 2018. These officials focus on issues such as economic growth and public safety. They have also worked to secure funding for public education and infrastructure projects that benefit the community. In addition to these efforts, they have made sure to prioritize environmental conservation and sustainable practices within the township. Additionally, Dover Township has seen an increase in civic participation due to recent initiatives that encourage citizens to get involved in their local government. This has provided an increased opportunity for residents of Dover Township to actively engage with their local political candidates and express their opinions on matters important to them.
The political climate in Dover township (Lake County), MI is strongly conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dover township (Lake County), MI is strongly conservative.
Lake County, Michigan 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.
Dover township (Lake County), Michigan: D d 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 Dover township (Lake County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)