Forest Township, in Cheboygan County, Michigan, is home to a diverse population with a rich history of political involvement. The township is part of the larger Cheboygan County and has played an important role in local elections in both the county and state level. In recent years, local citizens have become increasingly involved in the political process by participating in town hall meetings, casting their ballots for candidates they believe will best represent their interests. Notable politicians from Forest Township include former members of the Michigan House and Senate, as well as numerous mayors on the city level. Residents of Forest Township take pride in their community and are passionate advocates for its future growth and success.
The political climate in Forest township (Cheboygan County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cheboygan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cheboygan County, MI 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheboygan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.2%.
Cheboygan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest township (Cheboygan County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cheboygan 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.
Forest township (Cheboygan 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 Forest township (Cheboygan County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)