Franklin Township in Houghton County, Michigan is a vibrant and active community with a rich history. It is home to many local businesses and public services, including several parks and recreational activities. The Township is governed by a Board of Trustees that sets the policy and provides oversight for the operations of the Township government. The Board is composed of five members, each elected for a four-year term at large from the Township's registered voters. All Trustees are subject to the Michigan Open Meetings Act which ensures transparency in government operations. In addition to the Trustees, numerous appointed committees oversee different areas of Township governance such as zoning, building codes, road maintenance, public health and safety programs. Residents of Franklin Township can make their voices heard by attending meetings or contacting their elected representatives directly to express opinions on issues important to them.
The political climate in Franklin township (Houghton County), MI is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Houghton County), MI is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Franklin township (Houghton 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 Franklin township (Houghton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,473 contributions totaling $90,139 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $25,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)