Sylvan Township is located in Osceola County, Michigan. It is a rural area with a close-knit community and a strong sense of local pride. Politically, the township leans heavily towards Republican. Recent elections have seen most positions filled by Republican candidates, including county commissioner, sheriff and judge. Local parties hold regular meetings to discuss important issues and the future of the township. The representatives are seen as accessible and responsive to the needs of their constituents, making sure that everyone's voice is heard. Additionally, members of both major political parties are encouraged to participate in the process to ensure there is an open dialogue and healthy debate.
The political climate in Sylvan township (Osceola County), MI is strongly 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
Sylvan township (Osceola County), MI is strongly 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.
Sylvan 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 Sylvan township (Osceola County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $9,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $4,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)