\nDelton, Michigan is a small village located in Barry County. Though it is only home to a few hundred people, the citizens of Delton are passionate about their local politics. The village is governed by an elected mayor and several council members who work together to make decisions for the betterment of the community. Elections are held every two years and candidates typically come from within the area. Candidates must submit their applications to be considered for any of the various local positions such as Mayor or Council Member. These individuals must demonstrate their commitment to Delton and show a dedication to improving the lives of its citizens. Those elected are expected to keep their constituents informed about important issues and represent them at meetings with other municipalities in Barry County or beyond.
The political climate in Delton, MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MI is very conservative. In Barry County, MI 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.8%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delton, MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, Michigan is very conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Delton, 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 Delton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 302 contributions totaling $57,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $16,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)