Elba Township is located in Gratiot County, Michigan and is home to a diverse population. Elba Township has a long history of political involvement. The local government consists of an elected supervisor, four trustees, and a clerk that are all elected by the residents of the township. Every two years there are elections for these positions and the residents have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. Recently, there have been several local candidates running for office including Janet Mason, Carl Smith, and Steve Brown. These candidates have been advocating for policies that would benefit the citizens of Elba Township such as improved infrastructure and better access to healthcare services. Residents have also expressed their support for policies that would help protect the environment by promoting renewable energy sources. With so many candidates vying for office, Elba Township is sure to be an exciting place on election day.
The political climate in Elba township (Gratiot County), MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elba township (Gratiot County), MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma 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.
Elba township (Gratiot County), Michigan: R R d 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 Elba township (Gratiot County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)