Martin Township, MI is a small suburban community located in the suburbs of Detroit. Although it is relatively small, the town has an active political scene with many local candidates vying for elected office. Most recently, two longtime members of the community have been running for a seat in the township’s Board of Trustees. This election will bring much-needed changes to the township and its residents as both candidates are passionate about preserving the integrity of Martin Township and its people. Both candidates possess strong leadership qualities and come from different backgrounds that bring different perspectives to their respective campaigns. The goal is to ensure that all citizens’ needs are heard and represented so that Martin Township can continue to thrive.
The political climate in Martin township, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martin township, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Martin township, 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 Martin township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,185 contributions totaling $135,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $84,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)