Constantine, MI is a quaint and close-knit community located in St. Joseph County. This small town has a rich history and strong sense of community that makes it an ideal place to live. Politically, the town is represented by many local candidates and organizations that are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all its citizens. Some recent initiatives include working with the schools to increase educational opportunities, maintaining a vibrant downtown district, and promoting local businesses. Furthermore, there have been initiatives in recent years to help the environment by improving air quality and reducing waste in the area. The Town of Constantine strives to be an open and inclusive place where residents can enjoy their hometown while still having access to resources from neighboring cities and townships.
The political climate in Constantine, MI is moderately 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
Constantine, MI is moderately 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.
Constantine, 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 Constantine, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $11,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)