L'Anse Township in Michigan is a township that has been in existence since 1853. It is located in Baraga County and is governed by an elected board of trustees. The board consists of seven members who are responsible for making decisions on various issues affecting the township, such as zoning and taxation. They also oversee the development of the area and ensure public safety. The board works closely with local officials such as the mayor and police chief to ensure that the community is safe and thriving. People living in L'Anse Township have access to some of the best educational services available in Michigan, which include several nearby universities. L'Anse also boasts a vibrant business climate, with numerous locally-owned stores and restaurants serving the community's needs. Local politics are important to residents, who take part in town hall meetings to discuss issues and express their opinions on important topics facing their community.
The political climate in L'Anse township, MI is moderately conservative.
Baraga County, MI is strongly conservative. In Baraga County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baraga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 36.5%.
Baraga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
L'Anse township, MI is moderately conservative.
Baraga County, Michigan is strongly 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.
L'Anse township, 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 L'Anse township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 406 contributions totaling $34,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $25,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)