Centreville, MI is a small town located in the southwest part of the state. It has a rich history and lively culture that makes it a great place to live. The politics in Centreville, MI are typically centered around local issues that affect residents directly such as taxes, public safety, and education. Locals elect representatives to serve on City Council and advocate for their interests within the community. These representatives make sure to listen to their constituents’ concerns and work diligently on behalf of them to ensure their voices are heard. The current mayor is Tom Green who was elected in 2020 and has been active in local politics for many years. He works hard to make sure residents have access to quality services and resources while also ensuring Centreville remains a safe community with strong economic development opportunities for everyone.
The political climate in Centreville, 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
Centreville, 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.
Centreville, 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 Centreville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)