Roscommon Township in Michigan is a small rural community situated in the northern part of the state. The Township has a strong sense of community and takes pride in its small-town feel. Most of the local government within Roscommon is made up of five elected trustees who each represent a different geographic area, as well as various committees and boards. There are no current candidates running for any positions on the Board of Trustees, however all interested citizens are encouraged to attend Township meetings and learn more about local politics and how they can get involved in their community. Every year, the township also holds local elections where citizens can vote on important issues that affect their lives. Local residents take great pride in being involved in these elections and it is seen as an important part of the democratic process.
The political climate in Roscommon township, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Roscommon County, MI 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roscommon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.4%.
Roscommon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roscommon township, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Roscommon township, Michigan: d 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 Roscommon township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 413 contributions totaling $28,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $28,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)