The politics of Westphalia Township, MI, have traditionally been focused on developing the local economy, improving public education, and investing in the community's infrastructure. Westphalia is a small rural township that has two major political parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. The current elected representatives are Mayor Brad Holloway (R), Councilperson Jami Detman (D), Trustee Bill Seitz (R), and Clerk Carrie Schintz (D). These local officials work together to advocate for policies that will benefit their constituents and create a better future for Westphalia. Additionally, Westphalia residents can participate in local elections by voting for candidates who represent their interests and values. By maintaining an active political dialogue, the residents of Westphalia Township ensure that their voices are heard and make sure their opinions are taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Westphalia township, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westphalia township, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton 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.
Westphalia township, 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 Westphalia township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,079 contributions totaling $81,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 419 contributions totaling $76,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)