Gun Plain, MI is a small township located in Southwestern Michigan. It is an unincorporated community with a population of just under 2,000 people. Politics in Gun Plain are primarily dominated by local issues that affect the residents of this rural area. The local government consists of a Township Board and Supervisor who work together to address the needs and concerns of the citizens. These officials are responsible for setting policy and overseeing various services such as road maintenance, public safety, zoning, and sewer systems. Additionally, they serve as liaisons between local businesses and organizations within the town. Members of the board are elected on a regular cycle which allows for fresh ideas and perspectives to be brought to the table when decisions are made about Gun Plain's future growth and development.
The political climate in Gun Plain, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gun Plain, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Gun Plain, 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 Gun Plain, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,150 contributions totaling $39,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $30,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)