Allendale Charter Township is located in Ottawa County in the state of Michigan. It is a small community with an estimated population of 10,572 people as of 2019. The local government consists of three elected trustees who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the township. The township also has a supervisor and clerk to assist in carrying out their responsibilities. Allendale Charter Township also holds local elections every two years for the positions held by these trustees and other town positions such as park commissioners and library board members. These elections provide residents an opportunity to make sure their voices are heard and their opinions can shape the future of their community. Being involved in local politics can help ensure that your interests are represented at a higher level, so it is important to stay informed about those running for office and become familiar with their views on issues that affect Allendale Charter Township residents like taxes, infrastructure, public safety, and health care access.
The political climate in Allendale charter, MI is somewhat 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
Allendale charter, MI is somewhat 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.
Allendale 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 Allendale charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,464 contributions totaling $178,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 778 contributions totaling $168,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)