Zeeland Charter Township in Michigan has a long history of being politically engaged within the local community. The township is represented by elected officials at both the state and federal levels, including Representatives from the Michigan House of Representatives and the United States Congress. Local elections are held semi-annually for positions such as Township Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer. Residents also have the opportunity to participate in voting on various ballot initiatives throughout the year. With an emphasis on local control and decision-making, Zeeland Charter Township has a strong focus on responsible governance that is reflective of its residents’ values and beliefs. Through robust local engagement, residents have a direct influence on how their community is developed and governed.
The political climate in Zeeland charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zeeland charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zeeland charter, 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 Zeeland charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,612 contributions totaling $306,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,722 contributions totaling $874,593 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $508 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)