Coldwater, MI is a town located in the southeastern part of Michigan. It is a small town with a population of around 10,000 people and is rich in history. The local politics of Coldwater are mostly dominated by the Republican Party, but there are also some Democratic candidates that have been successful in elections throughout the years. The city has two main political groups; the Coldwater Conservatives and the Coldwater Progressives. Both parties work together to debate and propose new policies that best serve their constituents in Coldwater. In recent years, both parties have worked together to pass initiatives such as an increase in funding for public schools and infrastructure projects. The citizens of Coldwater take pride in their local government and strive to make sure that their voices are heard through voting and participating in city council meetings.
The political climate in Coldwater, MI is moderately conservative.
Branch County, MI is very conservative. In Branch County, MI 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Branch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Branch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coldwater, MI is moderately conservative.
Branch County, Michigan is very conservative.
Coldwater 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.
Coldwater, 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 Coldwater, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $13,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $37,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)