Elmer Township is a rural community located in Oscoda County, Michigan. It is governed by a board of trustees who are elected to two-year terms. The current trustees are focused on improving the quality of life in the township by providing services such as infrastructure and public safety. The board also works with local businesses to stimulate economic development. In addition, the trustees also work with other local governments in Oscoda County to ensure that Elmer Township receives its share of resources and support for projects that benefit residents. Elections for the board of trustees occur every two years, allowing residents to have their voice heard when it comes to making decisions that impact their town.
The political climate in Elmer township (Oscoda County), MI is very conservative.
Oscoda County, MI is very conservative. In Oscoda County, MI 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oscoda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Oscoda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmer township (Oscoda County), MI is very conservative.
Oscoda 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.
Elmer township (Oscoda 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 Elmer township (Oscoda County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $3,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $19,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)