Pere Marquette Charter Township, MI is home to a diverse and vibrant community. The township is served by a Board of Trustees who are responsible for governing the day-to-day operations of the township. The board consists of seven elected officials who serve four year terms, three of which are up for election every two years. The trustees must adhere to the township’s charter which outlines the rights and responsibilities of local government in Pere Marquette Charter Township. In addition to the board, there are several committees that advise the board on various issues impacting the community, such as economic development, infrastructure development, and other matters. These committees include representatives from various stakeholder groups including residents, businesses, and other organizations within the township. Every two years there is an election to decide who will fill each seat on the board and serve on committees. Elections focus on issues that affect life in Pere Marquette Charter Township such as taxes, public safety, public works projects, parks and recreation opportunities, and more. Local elections provide an opportunity for residents to make their voices heard through voting and shaping public policy in their community.
The political climate in Pere Marquette charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pere Marquette charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Mason County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ludington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Pere Marquette charter, Michigan: R R d 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 Pere Marquette charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 547 contributions totaling $75,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $38,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)