Monroe Charter Township in Michigan is home to a diverse and vibrant political landscape. The township is part of the larger Monroe County, which has both local and state representatives from various political parties. At the local level, residents can vote for mayors, trustees, clerks, and other elected officials who are responsible for setting policy and managing the government of Monroe Charter Township. In recent years, the township has seen an increase in engagement with politics as candidates from both major parties campaigned heavily in the area. During election season, there are opportunities for citizens to attend events and engage with local political candidates who have put their name forward to run for office. While voters ultimately decide who will represent them at all levels of government, Monroe Charter Township provides its citizens with multiple chances to learn more about candidates’ platforms and get involved in the political process.
The political climate in Monroe charter, MI is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe charter, MI is somewhat conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area 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.
Monroe charter, Michigan: d r d d 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 Monroe charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,900 contributions totaling $164,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $192,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $412 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)