Byron Township is an unincorporated community located in Kent County, Michigan. The politics of Byron Township are largely controlled by the local government, which consists of a five-member Board of Trustees, elected on a nonpartisan ballot to serve four year staggered terms. The board is responsible for setting policy and establishing budgets for various departments within the township, including police, fire protection, road maintenance and parks and recreation. Additionally, the board oversees zoning ordinances and appoints representatives to numerous boards such as the Planning Commission. Byron Township also has its own local police department responsible for providing safety services to the community. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on local issues in order to participate in their government's decision making process.
The political climate in Byron township (Kent County), MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Byron township (Kent County), MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Byron township (Kent County), Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Byron township (Kent County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,159 contributions totaling $337,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,502 contributions totaling $1,310,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $873 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)