Quincy Township, located in Houghton County in Michigan, is a small community with a population of approximately 1,300 people. The town's local government is made up of a five-member board of trustees who are elected to four-year terms. The board meets monthly to discuss issues related to the township and make decisions for the betterment of the Quincy Township community. The current board consists of experienced trustees who are invested in the wellbeing of their constituents and work together to ensure that all citizens’ concerns and needs are being met. In addition to the board, there is an appointed supervisor and clerk who help oversee day-to-day operations in Quincy Township. Political engagement has always been important in Quincy, with many residents attending meetings and actively discussing topics related to local politics. Elections also see high voter turnout as community members come together to make their voices heard through their votes. It is clear that politics plays an integral role in shaping the future of Quincy Township, and its residents take great pride in participating in this process.
The political climate in Quincy 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
Quincy 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.
Quincy 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 Quincy township (Houghton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $6,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)