Vermontville Township, located in Michigan, is an active and vibrant community. It has a local government that consists of a Board of Trustees, Clerk, Treasurer, and Supervisor that are responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the township. In addition to this, citizens are encouraged to take part in the political process and learn more about their local representatives. At the state level, Vermontville residents have both state senators and representatives who represent them in Lansing. These representatives are chosen through elections held every two years. With these elections come many opportunities for citizens to become involved in their communities and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to policy making decisions. Residents can also stay informed about current political issues by attending town hall meetings or joining in on conversations with their local politicians on social media platforms. Through participating in this civic engagement process, citizens of Vermontville can help ensure that their local government is doing its best to meet the needs of all its constituents.
The political climate in Vermontville 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
Vermontville 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.
Vermontville 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 Vermontville township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 423 contributions totaling $22,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $55,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)