Empire Township, MI is a small suburban area located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. The local politics are largely focused on protecting and preserving the character and values of the area while promoting growth and development. Local elected officials focus on providing quality public services, advocating for fiscal responsibility, supporting small businesses, and ensuring access to social services for those in need. Issues such as education, environment, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development are all high priorities among residents. Empire Township has seen a significant amount of change in recent years yet continues to be a great place to live and raise a family thanks to its vibrant local political leadership.
The political climate in Empire township, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Empire township, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Empire township, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Empire township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,175 contributions totaling $124,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $30,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)