Osceola Township, located in Houghton County, Michigan, is a vibrant community made up of diverse residents and industries. As the local government body of Osceola Township, the Board of Trustees oversees the many issues that affect daily life for its citizens. The Board is comprised of seven elected officials who serve four-year terms. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy, managing financials and administering services to ensure that all citizens have access to quality resources like public safety and infrastructure. Currently, the Board is chaired by Larry Johnson and Vice Chaired by Becca Sizemore. Additionally, there are four other trustees that serve on the board including Mary Jo Wilson, Tyler Smith, John Whitefield and Pam Owens. Their dedication to providing excellent service to the community has earned them accolades from both their constituents and other professionals in the field of governance. The Board strives to create an environment where everyone can come together to make Osceola Township a better place for all who reside here.
The political climate in Osceola township (Houghton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Osceola township (Houghton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Osceola township (Houghton 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 Osceola township (Houghton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 538 contributions totaling $25,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $12,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)