Lee Township is located in Midland County, Michigan and is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. The township is governed by a board of trustees who are elected locally every four years. The township also has several local political candidates that are running in the upcoming elections. These candidates range from independents to those affiliated with different political parties and offer a variety of perspectives on the issues that Lee Township residents face. Local politicians are focused on addressing topics such as education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development among other important matters. They work hard to ensure that Lee Township is a safe and prosperous community for everyone and strive to make sure that every resident’s voice is heard when it comes to decision-making.
The political climate in Lee township (Midland County), MI is moderately conservative.
Midland County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Midland County, MI 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Midland county remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 41.7%.
Midland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee township (Midland County), MI is moderately conservative.
Midland County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Midland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lee township (Midland 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 Lee township (Midland County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,041 contributions totaling $198,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 835 contributions totaling $574,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $688 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)