Sunfield Township, MI is a vibrant community with a long political history. Located in the center of Michigan, Sunfield Township has seen many changes in its local politics over the years. Currently, there are two main political parties in Sunfield – the Democratic and Republican Parties. Both parties have strong roots in Sunfield's past, and have each held various positions within local government. In recent elections, both parties have worked to bring new ideas to Sunfield that will help foster economic growth and ensure continued success for its citizens. Local politicians from both sides of the aisle have committed to working together for the betterment of Sunfield Township and its citizens. As such, Sunfield Township residents can expect continued progress and development should their representatives be elected or re-elected into office.
The political climate in Sunfield township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunfield township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sunfield township, Michigan: r r d d 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 Sunfield township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $13,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $18,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)