Newaygo, MI is a small city located in the heart of Newaygo County. It is home to a diverse population of about 3,000 residents. With such a small population, the politics of Newaygo are largely focused on local issues and initiatives. The city is served by multiple elected officials including Mayor Scott Jenson, City Council members and various other positions appointed by the mayor. All of these officials are committed to finding solutions that best serve the citizens of Newaygo and work together to ensure an efficient and productive government. In addition to elected officials, there are many dedicated community organizations that actively participate in local politics. These groups provide valuable input into important decision making processes and help ensure Newaygo remains a safe and healthy place to live.
The political climate in Newaygo, MI is strongly conservative.
Newaygo County, MI is very conservative. In Newaygo County, MI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newaygo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Newaygo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newaygo, MI is strongly conservative.
Newaygo County, Michigan is very 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.
Newaygo, 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 Newaygo, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $23,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $10,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)