Jefferson Township in Cass County, Michigan is a rural area with a population of approximately 15,000. People in this township are involved in local politics and have recently had elections to select candidates for the Township Board of Trustees. The Township Board of Trustees oversees matters related to zoning, public safety, infrastructure development, economic development and other important issues that impact the community. During election season, residents take part in debates and discussions on local issues which helps inform their decision when it comes time to vote. This helps ensure that the people elected to represent Jefferson Township are well-versed in the needs and concerns of its citizens.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Cass County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Cass County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Jefferson township (Cass County), Michigan: r 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 Jefferson township (Cass County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 268 contributions totaling $40,465 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $81,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)