Washington Township in Gratiot County, Michigan is a small township, but it still has an engaged political atmosphere. The local politics revolve around the township board of trustees and their responsibilities to the community. On this board are five members elected at large from the Washington Township population. These five members make up the governing body that is responsible for setting the fiscal budget each year and making decisions on what will best serve the township's citizens. The board makes decisions on zoning regulations, tax levies, and other important issues that affect the community. It also works closely with local businesses in order to promote economic growth in the area. Additionally, the board works with other state and local governmental entities to ensure that all laws are followed in accordance with state statutes. In sum, Washington Township is a vibrant political atmosphere where representatives of its citizens work hard to make sure their community has a bright future!
The political climate in Washington township (Gratiot County), MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington township (Gratiot County), MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma Metro Area is strongly 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.
Washington township (Gratiot County), Michigan: R R d 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 Washington township (Gratiot County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $26,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $16,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)