Riley Township is located in St. Clair County, Michigan and is home to a diverse population of residents. The township is governed by a board of trustees which is elected by the citizens every two years during odd-numbered election cycles. The trustees oversee all matters related to local government, public services, and compliance with state and federal regulations. In addition, they appoint a clerk and treasurer each term to manage the township's finances and operations. Residents of Riley Township have access to numerous programs such as parks, recreation centers, libraries, safety services, education programs, and more. They are also served by a variety of political candidates representing both major parties as well as independents in local elections. These candidates provide an opportunity for Riley Township residents to express their opinions on issues important to them such as taxes and public services. By participating in these elections, residents help shape the future of the town while also ensuring that their voices are heard in local decision making processes.
The political climate in Riley township (St. Clair County), MI is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riley township (St. Clair County), MI is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Riley township (St. Clair County), Michigan: r r d 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 Riley township (St. Clair County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)