Mecosta Township is located in Mecosta County, Michigan and is known for its small population and rural atmosphere. The local government of Mecosta Township is focused on providing services to the community such as public safety, zoning and planning regulations, solid waste management, and maintenance of parks within the township. An elected board of trustees provides guidance to the township manager who works with county staff to make sure that all services are provided in a timely manner. Local elections are held each year to determine which candidates will hold office for the following year. Residents in Mecosta Township vote for school board members, township supervisors, treasurer, clerk, assessor, constable and road commissioner. Each office holder is vital in providing the best possible services to the residents of Mecosta Township.
The political climate in Mecosta township, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mecosta township, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids 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.
Mecosta 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 Mecosta township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,161 contributions totaling $74,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 399 contributions totaling $48,738 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)