Buchanan, Michigan is a small town located in southwest Michigan. Its politics are largely conservative with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and traditional values. The local government is focused on providing services to residents and businesses, while maintaining its rural character. There are several elected officials who serve the township, including a mayor, clerk, treasurer and city council members. All of these individuals work together to ensure that Buchanan remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work. Residents can get involved by attending city council meetings or joining committees that focus on specific issues affecting the town. Overall, the politics in Buchanan are focused on working together to create a better future for all citizens.
The political climate in Buchanan, 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
Buchanan, 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.
Buchanan, 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 Buchanan, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $28,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $7,297 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)