The politics of Grant Township (Clare Cnty), MI are focused on providing the best possible services for its residents. The township's Board of Trustees is elected to oversee the day-to-day operations of the community and make decisions about local governance. The board works closely with local businesses, organizations, and individuals to ensure the township's needs are met. In addition, they strive to create a welcoming climate for new residents while working hard to preserve the unique character of their hometown. The Board also works with county agencies and state officials to ensure that all citizens in Grant Township have access to quality services, including infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development opportunities.
The political climate in Grant township (Clare County), MI is strongly conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant township (Clare County), MI is strongly conservative.
Clare County, Michigan is very 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.
Grant township (Clare County), Michigan: d r d 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 Grant township (Clare County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $11,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $11,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)