Kasson, MI is a small town located in rural Michigan. Politically, it is a conservative Republican stronghold, with the majority of local elections going to Republican candidates. The current mayor of Kasson, MI is Chris Kadish, who was first elected in 2013 and has since been re-elected twice. The current city council consists of five members – all Republicans – and they have worked together to ensure that Kasson remains a safe and vibrant community for its residents. Residents are heavily involved in local politics and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard in town hall meetings. Overall, Kasson is an active political community that values communication between citizens and elected officials.
The political climate in Kasson, MI is somewhat conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kasson, MI is somewhat conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City 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.
Kasson, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Kasson, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,516 contributions totaling $490,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 580 contributions totaling $146,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)