Jenison, MI is a small community located in the western part of Michigan. It is home to just over 20,000 citizens and has a vibrant culture with a strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Jenison is no stranger to politics. The local government consists of an elected mayor and city council that governs the town and makes decisions on various matters. In addition, various political candidates from both parties compete for seats in federal offices representing Jenison's citizens. This year, the mayoral race promises to be an exciting one as incumbent mayor Mary Smith faces off against challenger Joe Johnson. As the election for city council and other local offices draws closer, the competition will only grow more intense as residents decide who will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Jenison, MI is moderately 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
Jenison, MI is moderately 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.
Jenison, 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 Jenison, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $15,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 351 contributions totaling $51,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)