Philetus S. Church House · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0In Sugar Island Township, 99% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Michigan
Sugar Island Township’s town government spent $516,000 on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $811 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sugar Island Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Sugar Island Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
Sugar Island Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Sault Ste. Marie, Soo Township, Bruce Township, Dafter Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,581 per pupil, $7,776 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $811 per resident a year, or $2.22 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Sugar Island Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Sugar Island Township yet
Every year of Sugar Island Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,950 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.11% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Sugar Island Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Sugar Island Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sugar Island Township →
Who’s in charge in Sugar Island Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 318 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (636).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Sugar Island Township voted in 2024
Official results for Sugar Island Township’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.2%318 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.8%188 votesOthers: 1.0% (5 votes).
Most votes in Sugar Island Township: Donald J Trump
Chippewa County: Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.0% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Sugar Island Township’s 515 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Mike RogersRepublican59.2%
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat38.8%Most votes in Sugar Island Township: Mike Rogers
Chippewa County: Rogers 59.7%, Slotkin 37.1% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Jack Bergman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Sugar Island Township, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Island Township | 62.2% | 36.8% | 1.0% | 511 |
| Chippewa County | 61.3% | 37.0% | 1.7% | 18,365 |
| Michigan | 49.7% | 48.3% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Sugar Island Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Sugar Island Township compares with the towns next door
Sugar Island Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $215 to $1,996 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Soo Township | $215 | $2,032 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | $1,996 | $2,538 |
| Sugar Island Township | estimate | $1,950 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Sugar Island Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Sugar Island Township’s government
How much does Sugar Island Township spend per resident?
About $811 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sugar Island Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $834,000.
What is the property tax rate in Sugar Island Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,950 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.11% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Sugar Island Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sugar Island Township yet.
How did Sugar Island Township vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 62.2%, Kamala D Harris 36.8% (511 votes, official results). Chippewa County: Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.0%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Sugar Island Township?
2 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,247 (about $74,964 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sugar Island Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 37 (John Damoose) and State House District 107 (Parker Fairbairn). The House district also covers 57 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sugar Island Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Sugar Island Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →