The politics of Maple Grove Township, Saginaw County, Michigan are largely influenced by the local and county governments. In terms of representation, residents in the township are represented on the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners by two commissioners who determine policy for the county as a whole. The township also operates its own government at a local level with an elected board that makes decisions about matters within the borders of Maple Grove. Within the township there are several candidates running for office each year to represent their local communities, offering their expertise and experience on important issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, education funding and economic development plans. The citizens of Maple Grove Township take great pride in being actively involved in shaping their community's future through voting for individuals who they believe will best represent them.
The political climate in Maple Grove 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
Maple Grove 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.
Maple Grove 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 Maple Grove township (Saginaw County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $6,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)