Oliver Township is located in Kalkaska County, Michigan and is home to a diverse population with different backgrounds and beliefs. Politically, the township has traditionally been a swing area with no definitive party loyalty. In recent years, many candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have competed for local offices. Due to its diverse population, Oliver Township has become an important part of Michigan's politics, as it serves as a bellwether for the state's political landscape. Although each election cycle brings new faces to the local government, there is a common commitment among all elected officials to serve the community well and represent their constituents fairly. Through strong leadership, active citizen involvement, and public-private partnerships, the township works hard to provide quality services that meet the needs of its residents.
The political climate in Oliver township (Kalkaska County), MI is strongly conservative.
Kalkaska County, MI is very conservative. In Kalkaska County, MI 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalkaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Kalkaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oliver township (Kalkaska County), MI is strongly conservative.
Kalkaska County, Michigan is very conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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 (Kalkaska 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 (Kalkaska County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 459 contributions totaling $31,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $6,556 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)