McKinley Township in Huron County, Michigan is a small rural community with a strong sense of local pride. The township is governed by an elected board of trustees who are responsible for setting the course and direction of local policy decisions. They work to ensure that McKinley remains a safe and vibrant place to live, and strive to promote economic development within the region while preserving the unique natural beauty and resources in the area. Local elections often draw attention from residents as they have the opportunity to cast their vote for candidates who reflect their views on how best to serve their community. Many of the current officials have held office for multiple terms due to their ability to implement positive change while respecting local values and traditions. Residents can take part in civic activities such as attending meetings and helping with initiatives like volunteer cleanups or food drives. By engaging with politics at a local level, citizens can make an impact on their own communities and help shape McKinley’s future prospects.
The political climate in McKinley township (Huron County), MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McKinley township (Huron County), MI is strongly conservative.
Huron 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.
McKinley township (Huron County), 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 McKinley township (Huron County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $9,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $10,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)