Norwood Township is located in Michigan and is home to a diverse population. The township is governed by an elected board of trustees, consisting of three members who are responsible for the overall direction of the town's government. These trustees are elected by residents on a general election ballot every four years. In addition to these trustees, the township also has various local offices which are filled through elections as well. This includes positions such as treasurer, clerk, and trustee advisor. The board of trustees works together with local leaders to ensure that Norwood Township remains a safe and prosperous place to live for all residents. Local politics in Norwood Township involve ensuring that community resources are efficiently managed and allocated in order to provide citizens with the best possible services and infrastructure. Additionally, the trustees strive to promote civic engagement within their community by encouraging civic participation and providing services such as public forums and open meetings for citizens to express their views on important issues facing the township.
The political climate in Norwood township, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norwood township, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Norwood 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 Norwood township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,320 contributions totaling $231,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 778 contributions totaling $165,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)