Torch Lake Township is located in Antrim County, Michigan and is known for its peaceful small-town atmosphere. Political representation for the township is provided by county government, with the County Board of Commissioners serving as the legislative body that makes decisions on behalf of Torch Lake Township residents. The Board consists of five members who are elected from the population to serve two year terms. Torch Lake Township also elects a supervisor to commune with other nearby townships and report back to the Board on any important matters. The political climate within Torch Lake township is relatively quiet, with attention usually focused on local issues like infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives. Though citizens are largely involved in their own affairs, they stay informed through local media outlets and community meetings.
The political climate in Torch Lake township (Antrim County), MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, MI is moderately conservative. In Antrim County, MI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antrim county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Antrim county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Torch Lake township (Antrim County), MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Torch Lake township (Antrim 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 Torch Lake township (Antrim County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 236 contributions totaling $48,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $34,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)