The politics of Lake Township (Huron County), Michigan are no exception to the state's overall political atmosphere. Generally, the township leans towards a more conservative voter base, with Republican presidential candidates receiving the majority of votes in recent elections. At the local level, the township has elected mostly Republican officials to its Board of Trustees, as well as other positions in local government. Along with this, there has been a focus within the community on passing measures that support economic development and create job opportunities. The local government also places an emphasis on protecting Lake Township’s environment and natural resources along with enforcing restrictions on certain land use activities. Additionally, Lake Township takes part in initiatives that seek to reduce crime in the area by strengthening law enforcement presence and improving public safety conditions for residents.
The political climate in Lake township (Huron County), MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake township (Huron County), MI is strongly conservative.
Huron 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.
Lake township (Huron 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 Lake township (Huron County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 194 contributions totaling $24,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $17,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)