Lakefield township in Saginaw County, Michigan is a thriving community that is home to many local businesses. The local politics of Lakefield Township are overseen by the Township Board of Trustees. This board consists of five members who are elected from the community. These trustees oversee the local governments functions such as budgeting, adopting and enforcing ordinances, and providing services for residents. The Township Board also works with the county government and other governmental organizations to ensure that all citizens have access to necessary resources. The Board works to make sure that laws are being followed and that all citizens have access to their rights as residents. Furthermore, the board oversees zoning regulations and other issues related to land use within the township. Overall, Lakefield Township's local government is committed to providing its residents with an efficient and effective system of governance.
The political climate in Lakefield township (Saginaw County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakefield township (Saginaw County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw 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.
Lakefield township (Saginaw County), Michigan: D d D D r 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 Lakefield township (Saginaw County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $12,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $3,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)