The politics of Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan are centered around the local government. The township is run by a board of trustees that is elected every four years. These trustees are responsible for managing the town’s finances, approving zoning ordinances, and deciding on which services to provide residents with. They also work in conjunction with state and federal representatives to help bring in additional funds and resources to the community. The township is part of the 13th Congressional District of Michigan, and is represented by John Moolenaar in the United States House of Representatives. In addition to this, there are numerous local political candidates who regularly campaign for office in order to make sure that their voices are heard within the community.
The political climate in Maple Grove township (Barry County), MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MI is very conservative. In Barry County, MI 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.8%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maple Grove township (Barry County), MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, Michigan is very conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Maple Grove township (Barry 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 Maple Grove township (Barry County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $17,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)