Kentwood, MI is a city located in Kent County in the state of Michigan. It is home to a diverse population of people from various backgrounds and cultures. The local politics are currently heavily influenced by the Democratic Party, with many local residents being registered members of the party. Voting records indicate that Democrats have high levels of support in Kentwood, which has resulted in the election of several Democratic candidates to local government positions over recent years. With a strong emphasis on education and public safety, as well as social justice issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, environmental protection, and racial equality, the Democratic Party has been able to make an impact on local politics and the lives of those who reside within Kentwood.
The political climate in Kentwood, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kentwood, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Kentwood, 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 Kentwood, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,708 contributions totaling $616,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,567 contributions totaling $1,048,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $669 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)