Lincoln Township, located in Clare County, Michigan, is a small but growing community. It is governed by a local board of trustees who are elected to four-year terms by the residents of the township. The board is responsible for providing services such as public works, police protection, fire protection and zoning enforcement. In addition to this, the trustees also appoint a treasurer and clerk who oversee the financial affairs of the township. The board meets on a regular basis to discuss issues and make decisions that will positively affect the citizens living in Lincoln Township. The political climate in Lincoln Township is one that values progress and stability. Residents here take great pride in their community and continue to actively participate in all aspects of local politics so that their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Clare County), MI is strongly conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Clare County), MI is strongly conservative.
Clare 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.
Lincoln township (Clare County), Michigan: d 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 Lincoln township (Clare County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $24,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $11,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)