Nottawa Township in St. Joseph County, Michigan is a great place to call home. The township is governed by an elected board of trustees who work hard to ensure the needs of its citizens are met. The Board meets regularly each month to discuss current issues and plan for the future. Local citizens have the opportunity to be involved in politics by voting in elections or running for public office themselves. The township offers a variety of services and programs ranging from public safety to road maintenance, making it an attractive destination for families looking for a safe and welcoming community to raise their children. Residents can also get involved through volunteering or attending town hall meetings where they can learn more about the issues that directly affect them as well as voice their opinions on important matters. Nottawa Township is a great example of democracy in action, where citizens have the right to express themselves and make decisions that help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Nottawa township (St. Joseph County), MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nottawa township (St. Joseph County), MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis 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.
Nottawa township (St. Joseph 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 Nottawa township (St. Joseph County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,226 contributions totaling $94,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $53,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)