Berrien Springs, Michigan is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population of around 2,000 people and has become an important part of the local community. Despite its small size, politics are still a major topic in Berrien Springs. The town holds elections every two years for local officials who oversee various aspects of life in the area. Local candidates run for office and citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development and economic growth are all discussed during election time. The town also maintains strong relationships with the county and state representatives that serve in nearby government offices. This allows citizens to voice their opinion on laws and regulations that affect them. All-in-all, politics play an important role in Berrien Springs and citizens can take part in shaping their community’s future by participating in local elections.
The political climate in Berrien Springs, MI is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berrien Springs, MI is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Berrien Springs, Michigan: 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 Berrien Springs, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,518 contributions totaling $82,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $18,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)