Battle Creek, MI is a diverse and vibrant city located in southwest Michigan. The city has a strong local political presence that works hard to ensure the best quality of life for its residents. Battle Creek is home to many different elected officials, including members of the City Commission, County Board of Commissioners, and school board representatives. These local officials work together to make sure the city's needs are met as new laws and regulations are put into place. Local politicians also strive to keep taxes low while investing in infrastructure and services for the community. They work closely with area businesses and organizations to promote economic growth while making sure everyone has access to essential services like health care, education, housing, and recreation. Through their efforts, Battle Creek remains an attractive place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Battle Creek, MI is leaning conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle Creek, MI is leaning conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Battle Creek, 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 Battle Creek, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,344 contributions totaling $77,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 577 contributions totaling $114,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)