Keeler, MI is a small city with a population of about 3,500 people. The city is governed by a mayor and a six-member city council. The mayor is elected by the public every four years with the next election taking place in 2021. The city council consists of two members from each of Keeler’s three wards and are elected by their respective ward for four-year terms. Every two years, the citizens of Keeler vote on proposals and initiatives that affect the community, such as funding for public infrastructure projects or local education programs. In recent elections, voter turnout has been low but city leaders have taken steps to engage more citizens in the political process and increase public awareness of issues in Keeler. Through local campaigns and debates, the people of Keeler are encouraged to understand current issues affecting their community and make informed decisions at election time.
The political climate in Keeler, MI is moderately conservative.
Van Buren County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Van Buren County, MI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keeler, MI is moderately conservative.
Van Buren County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Keeler, 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 Keeler, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,146 contributions totaling $227,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $194,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)