Fraser Township is located in Michigan and is a small, rural community of just under 2,000 people. The township is run by an elected board of trustees who are responsible for making decisions about local government issues. A candidate must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the township to be eligible to run for office. Elections are held yearly and it's important for residents to stay informed on the candidates running so they can make informed decisions when voting. The board works hard to ensure that all of Fraser Township's citizens benefit from their efforts in maintaining a safe and prosperous community.
The political climate in Fraser township (Bay County), MI is moderately conservative.
Bay County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Bay County, MI 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Bay county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fraser township (Bay County), MI is moderately conservative.
Bay County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Bay City 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.
Fraser township (Bay County), Michigan: D d D d 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 Fraser township (Bay County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $14,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $21,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)