Polkton Charter Township, located in Michigan’s Newaygo County, is part of the rural and agricultural heartland of the Midwest. The township is home to a diverse population and a network of small businesses that provide jobs for its citizens. Politics in Polkton Charter Township is divided along partisan lines, with Republicans generally supporting more conservative policies on economic and social issues. Local elections are held regularly and typically focus on county-wide initiatives like public works projects or land use regulations. Generally, residents support candidates who advocate for reducing taxes while maintaining a quality of life that ensures their safety and well-being. Many political activists also work to ensure that Polkton Charter Township remains an environmentally friendly community by advocating for programs that promote energy conservation and clean air.
The political climate in Polkton charter, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polkton charter, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Polkton charter, 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 Polkton charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $9,176 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $22,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)