Kalamo, MI has a vibrant political scene that is shaped by the various views and beliefs of its citizens. At the local level, residents have the opportunity to vote for their city council members, mayor and other city representatives that will ensure the area's continued growth and prosperity. Elected officials are responsible for setting policy decisions on a variety of issues such as budgeting, infrastructure development, public safety initiatives and environmental protection measures. In addition to voting for local politicians, citizens in Kalamo can also participate in community events such as town hall meetings to discuss important issues with their representatives. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone in Kalamo is given an equal chance to make their voice heard when it comes to shaping the future of the city.
The political climate in Kalamo, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kalamo, MI is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Kalamo, Michigan: r r d d 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 Kalamo, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409 contributions totaling $20,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $52,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)