The politics of Maple Ridge Township, located in Delta County, Michigan, is heavily influenced by the local community. Residents of the area take an active role in local government and regularly participate in town hall meetings to discuss important issues. The main legislative body of Maple Ridge Township is the Board of Trustees, which consists of five elected members who make decisions on behalf of the citizens that live within their jurisdiction. Candidates for these positions are nominated by local residents. Each board member serves a four-year term and is elected on a nonpartisan basis. Issues that have been debated in recent years include taxes, public safety, housing development and infrastructure improvements. The Township also has other committees and boards such as a Planning Commission, Zoning Administration, Parks and Recreation Committee, and others which focus on specific aspects of Township governance. Additionally, the state Legislature holds regular sessions regarding matters affecting Michigan as a whole.
The political climate in Maple Ridge township (Delta County), MI is strongly conservative.
Delta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Delta County, MI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Delta county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maple Ridge township (Delta County), MI is strongly conservative.
Delta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Escanaba Metro Area is strongly 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 Ridge township (Delta County), Michigan: r 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 Maple Ridge township (Delta County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $8,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $8,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)