The politics in Oliver Township, Huron County, Michigan are a reflection of the local community. The township is governed by an elected Township Board of Trustees, consisting of one Supervisor and four Trustees. They serve staggered four-year terms and are responsible for setting policies and managing the township’s budget. In addition to the Township Board, there is a Planning Commission comprised of five members appointed by the Board of Trustees. This commission is responsible for developing and monitoring zoning regulations for the township. The township also has a number of committees such as police and fire, parks & recreation, public works and library that provide valuable services to residents within Oliver Township. These committees are composed of volunteers appointed by the Board of Trustees and take an active role in ensuring that their respective departments have adequate funding to carry out their responsibilities. All in all, Oliver Township is well-represented politically with numerous options available to help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Oliver 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
Oliver 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.
Oliver 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 Oliver township (Huron County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $12,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $28,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)