Richland Township in Montcalm County, Michigan is a peaceful rural community located in mid-Michigan. The township is small but has an active political climate with many individuals participating in local elections and debates. Local candidates regularly campaign for positions on the Richland Township Board of Trustees and other important positions that help shape the future of the township. These candidates have different points of view and opinions on how they would like to see the township progress, from improved public safety to economic development. Residents are encouraged to attend town hall meetings where they can interact with their elected officials or learn more about the issues facing their community. In addition, many organizations within the township are active in promoting voter participation and informing citizens about upcoming elections and debates. Richland Township is a great example of how engaged citizens can make a real difference within their local government.
The political climate in Richland township (Montcalm County), MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland township (Montcalm County), MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very 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.
Richland township (Montcalm 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 Richland township (Montcalm County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $5,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)