Georgetown Charter Township is located in Ottawa County, Michigan and is part of the Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area. It has a strong sense of community among its residents, who come from diverse backgrounds and have many different political beliefs. The township has a long history of local politics, with several elected representatives serving in various positions in both state and federal government. These representatives work to ensure that local policies reflect the wishes and needs of the citizens they represent. Currently there are two major political parties represented in Georgetown Charter Township: Republicans and Democrats. Both parties strive to maintain an active dialogue with their constituents so that their voices can be heard in local politics. As well as elected officials, there are numerous boards and committees at the township level which provide guidance and advice on policy issues affecting the area. Through these committees, citizens can have a direct say in how their government operates and how it serves their needs.
The political climate in Georgetown charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Georgetown charter, 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 Georgetown charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,965 contributions totaling $243,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,559 contributions totaling $333,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)