Ovid Township, located in Branch County, Michigan, is a small rural community with a population of around 2,100 people. It is governed by a five member board of trustees and has been managed by the same trusted team for many years. They are dedicated to overseeing the town’s growth and development and work hard to maintain a safe and prosperous living environment for residents. In addition to the local government officials, Ovid Township also has representatives in both the state house and senate. These representatives help ensure that citizens receive fair representation when it comes to legislative decisions that affect their lives. They also bring their collective voice to bear on issues of concern for Ovid Township citizens at the state level. The active engagement of elected officials at all levels ensures that Ovid Township remains a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Ovid township (Branch County), MI is strongly conservative.
Branch County, MI is very conservative. In Branch County, MI 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Branch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Branch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ovid township (Branch County), MI is strongly conservative.
Branch County, Michigan is very conservative.
Coldwater Metro Area 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.
Ovid township (Branch 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 Ovid township (Branch County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $13,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $37,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)