Bridgeton, MI is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. The politics in Bridgeton are generally conservative and focus on local issues such as taxation, infrastructure, and safety. Local political candidates strive to provide responsible solutions to these issues and work hard to meet the needs of their constituents. The mayor and city councilors are all elected by residents of Bridgeton. With the recent changes in state legislation, there has been an increase in civic engagement from citizens wanting to have their opinions heard on important topics. As a result, local elections have become increasingly competitive, providing excellent opportunities for local politicians to step up and make meaningful contributions to their community.
The political climate in Bridgeton, MI is very conservative.
Newaygo County, MI is very conservative. In Newaygo County, MI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newaygo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Newaygo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeton, MI is very conservative.
Newaygo County, Michigan is very 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.
Bridgeton, 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 Bridgeton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $24,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $40,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)