Holly Township is a small, rural community located in Oakland County, Michigan. It has a long history of politics, with its roots stretching back to the 19th century. The township's larger population centers are the village of Holly and the city of Davisburg. In recent years, local residents have been more involved in political decisions that affect them. Elections for local representatives have drawn large turnouts from voters eager to make their voices heard. Candidates for office focus on issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives and economic development strategies. The township is also known for its strong sense of community; working together to make it an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Holly township, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holly township, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Holly township, Michigan: d d D d d D
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 Holly township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,057 contributions totaling $609,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,465 contributions totaling $286,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)