Marshall Township, MI is an small town with a population around 3,500 people in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It has a mayor-council form of government and local elections are held every four years. The local political candidates running for office each election cycle vary from year to year, and always bring new ideas and perspectives on how to move the township forward in positive ways. In recent years, the community has seen increased focus on environmental protection, economic development initiatives, and improving the public education system. Town hall meetings are regularly held to discuss current issues and proposals for more efficient budgeting. Despite its small size, Marshall Township is actively engaged in a democratic process that strives to make it a better place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Marshall township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall township, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek 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.
Marshall township, Michigan: d r d d 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 Marshall township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 761 contributions totaling $49,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $42,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)