Sherman Township is located in Osceola County, Michigan. Politics in the township are overseen by a local board of trustees who are elected by the public every two years. The board meets regularly to review and discuss initiatives that affect the community and its citizens. Recent issues discussed and voted upon have included local economic development, zoning regulations, road projects, health care access, water quality, and environmental protection. In addition to the board of trustees, Sherman Township also elects a supervisor who serves as the head of the township's government. The supervisor works closely with other local elected officials and county representatives to ensure that policies best serve Sherman Township's needs. Overall, Sherman Township's politics are driven by a dedication to providing residents with an efficient and effective government focused on serving their everyday needs.
The political climate in Sherman township (Osceola County), MI is very conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman township (Osceola County), MI is very conservative.
Osceola County, Michigan is very 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 (Osceola 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 Sherman township (Osceola County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $7,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)