Penn, MI is a small town located in central Michigan. It is a relatively quiet and peaceful community, and the local politics reflect this. The town is governed by an elected mayor and a city council composed of elected representatives from each ward in the area. The main focus of the local political scene is on providing basic services for its citizens such as roads, sanitation, and public safety. Residents of Penn can vote in local elections for city council members, school board members, park commissioners, and other public officials who represent their interests. While some local residents may be passionate about certain issues or causes, most people stick to voting for candidates they believe are best suited to perform the duties associated with their positions. As such, the town’s politics generally remain calm and reasonable throughout election cycles with no major controversies or scandals to speak of.
The political climate in Penn, 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
Penn, 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.
Penn, 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 Penn, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 534 contributions totaling $39,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $103,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $593 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)