Caldwell, MI is a small city located in the southwestern part of Michigan. With a population of just over 5,400 people, it is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of local pride. Politics in Caldwell are largely driven by local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure and economic development. Residents have access to multiple local candidates who represent their views on these issues. Community members are actively engaged in their local politics and they take their civic duties seriously. They participate in town hall meetings and other community forums to discuss important issues affecting their daily lives. Local politicians strive to create positive outcomes for all citizens and ensure that everyone has access to resources they need to be successful in the community.
The political climate in Caldwell, MI is strongly conservative.
Missaukee County, MI is very conservative. In Missaukee County, MI 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missaukee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.5%.
Missaukee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caldwell, MI is strongly conservative.
Missaukee County, Michigan is very conservative.
Cadillac Metro Area 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.
Caldwell, 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 Caldwell, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $3,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)