Mason township, located in Cass County, Michigan, has experienced a generally peaceful political climate over the years. Although Mason Township does not have its own local government, the township is represented on the Cass County Board of Commissioners. The entire county is served by five commissioners, each representing one of five districts. Those elected to serve as commissioners are responsible for making laws and setting policy for all of Cass County. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, Mason Township also has representatives at both the state and federal level who provide legislative oversight and direction for the county. All elected officials are open to dialogue with their constituents from Mason Township when it comes to local issues that may affect them directly or indirectly. Through these representatives, citizens can ensure that their needs are heard and their wishes taken into consideration when decisions are made on behalf of Cass County.
The political climate in Mason township (Cass County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason township (Cass County), MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka 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.
Mason township (Cass 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 Mason township (Cass County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $41,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $83,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)