The politics in Berrien, MI is an ever-changing landscape. The small town has a few local political candidates who are always looking for ways to improve the community. They work on initiatives such as increasing public safety, improving school options, and boosting economic growth. These candidates strive to keep things running smoothly and efficiently in the city of Berrien. The people of Berrien support their local politicians by getting involved in the decision making process through voting and participating in political forums during election season. In addition, citizens come together regularly to discuss issues that affect their community. This kind of civic involvement helps to keep democracy strong in Berrien and encourages citizens to stay engaged with their local government officials.
The political climate in Berrien, MI is somewhat 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, MI is somewhat 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, 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, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,388 contributions totaling $147,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 515 contributions totaling $108,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)