Sherman Township in Iosco County, MI is a small rural community that is actively involved in local politics. The township has an elected Board of Trustees and Treasurer responsible for overseeing the operations of the township and making decisions regarding local ordinances and regulations. During election season, candidates for township positions can be seen attending public events and speaking at forums, encouraging citizen involvement in the political process. Additionally, several volunteer boards and committees are in place to ensure that citizens' voices are heard when it comes to important decisions about the future of Sherman Township. All residents are encouraged to become informed about their local government so they can make informed choices during elections and actively participate in their community’s political life.
The political climate in Sherman township (Iosco County), MI is strongly conservative.
Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman township (Iosco County), MI is strongly conservative.
Iosco 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.
Sherman township (Iosco County), 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 Sherman township (Iosco County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $5,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $3,998 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)