Greenwood Township is a small township located in Oscoda County, Michigan. The township does not have a mayor or any local government officials representing the town. Instead, it is governed by a board of trustees which consists of five elected members. Elections for the board are held every two years and all residents of the township are eligible to vote. With no direct political representation, Greenwood Township’s residents rely on county-wide initiatives, such as Oscoda County’s Board of Commissioners, to pass legislation that affects them and their community. Community efforts focus on creating sustainable economic development plans and environmental protection plans that benefit both current residents and future generations. Additionally, many residents actively engage with their state legislators in order to advocate for policies that promote growth and sustainability in Greenwood Township.
The political climate in Greenwood township (Oscoda County), MI is strongly conservative.
Oscoda County, MI is very conservative. In Oscoda County, MI 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oscoda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Oscoda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood township (Oscoda County), MI is strongly conservative.
Oscoda 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.
Greenwood township (Oscoda 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 Greenwood township (Oscoda County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $65,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $530 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $13,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)