Newton township in Calhoun County is a largely rural area that is experiencing a population boom. In recent years, Newton Township has become much more involved in local politics as residents are becoming increasingly aware of how their political decisions can affect their quality of life. The Township holds elections to elect representatives to the local Board of Trustees and Manager. This board is responsible for setting policy and making decisions on issues such as taxation, zoning, road maintenance, and other important matters. Additionally, Newton Township also holds elections to select members for the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners which addresses more regional issues like public health and safety regulations, environmental policies, legal matters, and other county-wide matters. The most recent election in 2020 had several candidates running for both local and county positions who wanted to ensure positive change for the citizens of Newton Township with an emphasis on protecting the environment while continuing to keep taxes low.
The political climate in Newton township (Calhoun County), MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton township (Calhoun County), MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Newton township (Calhoun County), Michigan: d r d d 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 Newton township (Calhoun County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 852 contributions totaling $55,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $46,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)