Richmond Township in Marquette County, Michigan is home to a diverse and vibrant community of residents. The township has a long history of political engagement and activism, with citizens regularly engaging in local elections and policy debates. Currently, the township is served by Supervisor Dave Rice and Clerk Debra Willison. Both have been active in the community for many years and are committed to preserving Richmond Township's unique character. Throughout their tenure they have made sure that policies such as recycling, public safety, infrastructure improvements, water conservation, economic development incentives, and more are addressed at a local level. In addition to these duties they have also worked hard to ensure that local businesses are supported and given every opportunity to succeed. As an example of this commitment to business growth, both individuals have pushed for new tax incentives which would encourage job creation within the township. With Supervisor Rice and Clerk Willison working hard to promote sustainability, foster economic growth, and preserve the unique character of Richmond Township, it is no wonder why so many are proud to call it home.
The political climate in Richmond township (Marquette County), MI is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Marquette County, MI 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marquette county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.4%.
Marquette county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmond township (Marquette County), MI is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Marquette Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Richmond township (Marquette County), Michigan: D d D D d D
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 Richmond township (Marquette County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,616 contributions totaling $214,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 614 contributions totaling $108,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)