Michigan Township is a rural township located in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Politically, the area leans towards conservative values and is represented by GOP members of the state legislature. Recent initiatives have focused on fiscal responsibility and tax reform, with increased focus on cutting wasteful spending without compromising essential services. Locally, efforts have been made to encourage greater civic engagement through town hall meetings and community forums. The local political scene has been dominated by third-party candidates, who are committed to finding solutions that benefit all citizens of Michigan Township. They are currently working together to bring jobs to the area and create a vibrant business environment that will improve the quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Michigan township (Grand Forks County), ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Michigan township (Grand Forks County), ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately conservative.
North Dakota is very conservative.
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.
Michigan township (Grand Forks County), North Dakota: 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 Michigan township (Grand Forks County), ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 245 contributions totaling $15,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $7,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)