Mason Township, located in Arenac County, Michigan is known for its small-town charm and close-knit community. Politics in Mason Township are generally focused on local issues that affect residents’ quality of life: roads, schools, public safety services and the environment. The Township Board of Trustees is responsible for governing the day to day activities of the township. Five elected Trustees meet monthly to discuss and make decisions on financial matters, zoning etc., and also provide direction to the Township Manager who oversees operations. The Arenac County Board of Commissioners are also involved in decision making for Mason Township, setting county-wide policies such as tax rates or zoning ordinances. Residents have an opportunity to engage with their local representatives through regular meetings and open forums; additionally they can vote in any state or national election held within their district boundaries.
The political climate in Mason township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason township (Arenac County), MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, Michigan is very 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.
Mason township (Arenac County), Michigan: d d 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 Mason township (Arenac County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $3,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)