Salem Township in Allegan County, Michigan is a small rural community located in the western part of the state. It has a long history of local politics, with many residents being involved in politics at both the county and state levels. The township is primarily governed by an elected board of trustees, which is headed by a Supervisor who oversees all operations. Residents enjoy being able to take part in local government decisions and can get involved by attending its monthly board meetings or running for one of its seats on the board. Additionally, Salem Township holds elections for other positions such as Clerk, Treasurer, and Trustee every two years. Local candidates generally have to garner strong support from their constituents if they wish to be successful, as well as demonstrate strong leadership skills and vision for the future of the township. All candidates must also comply with campaign finance regulations established by both county and state governments before running for office.
The political climate in Salem township (Allegan County), MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Allegan County), MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland Metro Area 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.
Salem township (Allegan 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 Salem township (Allegan County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 946 contributions totaling $259,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 987 contributions totaling $521,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $528 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)