The politics in Freeport, Michigan are largely centered around improving the local economy and creating a vibrant community. Local politicians focus on initiatives that promote business development, job growth, educational opportunities, and infrastructure improvements. These policies are designed to make Freeport a desirable place to live and work for people from all backgrounds. Politicians also prioritize environmental initiatives such as green energy solutions and protecting the unique habitats in the area. Community engagement is also key, with local politicians striving to create events and activities that will help bring people together to build strong relationships within the community. With its diverse population, Freeport offers residents an array of options when it comes to political engagement and participation.
The political climate in Freeport, 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
Freeport, 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.
Freeport, 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 Freeport, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)