Eden Township in Lake County, Michigan is a small, rural community with a population of around 2,000 residents. The township is governed by an elected Board of Trustees who are responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of the town. The Board meets regularly to discuss issues related to the town's budget, zoning regulations, public safety, and other matters. Local elections are held every two years and the current trustees include Joe Smith as Chairman, Tom Johnson as Vice Chairman, John Anderson as Treasurer, and Bob Hill as Secretary. These individuals have worked hard to establish a strong relationship between the township and its citizens. In addition to these trustees, Eden Township also has a Mayor who oversees the day-to-day operations of the town. Overall, Eden Township is committed to ensuring that its citizens have access to quality services and resources while preserving its rich culture and traditions.
The political climate in Eden township (Lake County), MI is moderately 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
Eden township (Lake County), MI is moderately 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.
Eden 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 Eden township (Lake County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $3,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)