Wilson Township in Charlevoix County, Michigan is a rural area that is surrounded by picturesque rolling hills and expansive forests. It is a relatively small town with no population figures available, but it is home to the charming historical community of Wilson. Although the township does not have any local political candidates, there are plenty of opportunities for citizens to become involved in local politics and help shape the future of their community. Residents may attend monthly meetings of the township board where important decisions are made about zoning laws and other regulations, or they may even choose to apply for a position on the board themselves. There are also plenty of volunteer opportunities in the township such as working on campaigns or canvassing neighborhoods during election seasons. Regardless of how active one wants to be in local politics, Wilson Township offers many ways for residents to get involved and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Wilson township (Charlevoix County), MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson township (Charlevoix County), MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Wilson township (Charlevoix 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 Wilson township (Charlevoix County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 774 contributions totaling $34,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $55,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)