Wheatland Township is located in Hillsdale County, Michigan and serves as an agricultural center. The township is governed by a board of trustees who work with the community to ensure the proper functioning of local services and promote economic development. Through their efforts, Wheatland Township has seen an increase in job creation through new businesses, such as retail stores and restaurants. Additionally, the township's elected officials are committed to maintaining strong public safety protocols and providing quality educational opportunities for its residents. The board of trustees works closely with local representatives who represent the interests of citizens on both the state and federal level. With its focus on public service and economic growth, Wheatland Township is an example of what can be achieved when citizens come together to make their community a better place.
The political climate in Wheatland township (Hillsdale County), MI is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatland township (Hillsdale County), MI is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area 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.
Wheatland township (Hillsdale 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 Wheatland township (Hillsdale County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 512 contributions totaling $27,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 735 contributions totaling $124,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)