Orange Township in Kalkaska County, Michigan is an area that is dedicated to preserving the local community and its values. The township seeks to ensure the well-being of its residents through various political initiatives. These initiatives are carried out by locally elected officials who are passionate about their community and strive to meet the needs of citizens. Orange Township has a Board of Trustees and a Supervisor, both of whom work together to create policies that benefit the residents of the township. They also coordinate with state representatives to promote legislation that is beneficial for all citizens of the county. Additionally, a number of committees have been created to address specific issues within the township such as zoning regulations, economic development, and public safety. These committees are made up of volunteers who work tirelessly to enhance the quality of life in Orange Township.
The political climate in Orange township (Kalkaska County), MI is very 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
Orange township (Kalkaska County), MI is very 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.
Orange 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 Orange township (Kalkaska County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 463 contributions totaling $32,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $7,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)