Washington Township in Sanilac County, Michigan is an area steeped in a long and rich history of political involvement. The township has several local government offices including the Township Board which consists of five board members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The Township Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer, and Trustees are also elected to two-year terms. Local elections are held yearly and residents have the opportunity to vote on various issues that impact the local community. Washington Township also participates in county-wide initiatives such as a millage renewal for road services and repairs. Residents can stay informed about current political initiatives by attending meetings or visiting the official website of Sanilac County. With its active citizen participation and dedicated officials, Washington Township remains an engaged political environment with plenty of opportunities for residents to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Washington township (Sanilac County), MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington township (Sanilac County), MI is very conservative.
Sanilac 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.
Washington township (Sanilac 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 Washington township (Sanilac County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 397 contributions totaling $10,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $8,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)