Burr Oak, Michigan is a small rural community located in the heart of St. Joseph County. The population of Burr Oak is just under 3,000 people and its main industries are agricultural and tourism related businesses. The local politics are managed mainly by the Town Council which meets regularly to discuss issues facing the community such as budgeting, law enforcement, infrastructure improvements, and zoning regulations among other topics. Citizens are encouraged to get involved by attending council meetings or running for one of the various positions on the Town Council including mayor, city clerk, treasurer and town councilors. All citizens in good standing can participate in local elections to ensure their voice is heard in shaping the future of Burr Oak.
The political climate in Burr Oak, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burr Oak, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis Metro Area is strongly 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.
Burr Oak, 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 Burr Oak, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)