Hamilton Township is located in Van Buren County, Michigan and is a small rural community. The township is governed by an elected Board Of Trustees that works with the local county government to address issues that affect Hamilton residents. The Board of Trustees consists of five members who serve four-year terms, and elections are held every two years. Recent elections have seen a mix of incumbents and newcomers vying for seats on the Board of Trustees. Residents of Hamilton Township can get involved in local politics by attending meetings or voting in elections. There are also various clubs and organizations in the area that provide opportunities to learn more about important issues affecting Hamilton Township. By getting involved in local politics, residents can ensure that their voices are heard on important matters such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development projects.
The political climate in Hamilton township (Van Buren County), MI is moderately conservative.
Van Buren County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Van Buren County, MI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton township (Van Buren County), MI is moderately conservative.
Van Buren County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Hamilton township (Van Buren County), Michigan: r r 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 Hamilton township (Van Buren County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 474 contributions totaling $199,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $139,773 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)