Port Austin Township in Michigan is a small rural community with a close-knit community. Politically, it is a conservative area which has been represented by the Republican Party for over 20 years. Despite its conservative leanings, Port Austin Township has seen its fair share of political debates and discussions throughout the years. The township's government is led by an elected Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer who serve four-year terms. The local school district is managed by an elected Board of Education and is funded through state and federal grants. In addition to the local politics, there are also several regional and national issues that affect Port Austin Township. These include taxes, healthcare, immigration, education reform and environmental protection. It is important for residents to stay educated on these topics and make their opinions known on how they want their town to be governed.
The political climate in Port Austin township, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Austin township, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, Michigan 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.
Port Austin township, 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 Port Austin township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $49,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $32,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)