Ontwa, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan. Its local politics are centered around a few key issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. The town has elected officials who serve on various local boards and commissions to ensure that the needs of the community are met. These officials are responsible for deciding how best to allocate resources, pass ordinances, approve budgets, and create laws that will benefit Ontwa citizens. In recent years there have been efforts to increase civic engagement and encourage more people to get involved in local politics. A number of local campaigns have been held in order to connect residents with their representatives and make sure their voices are heard. With all this ongoing activity, Ontwa citizens can be assured that their local government is doing its best to make sure that their city remains vibrant and prosperous.
The political climate in Ontwa, MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ontwa, MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ontwa, Michigan: r R d 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 Ontwa, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 390 contributions totaling $60,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $63,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)