Pine Grove is a small town in Michigan that is known for its tight-knit and friendly community. The town has a population of just under 3000 people, and is governed by a mayor and several city council members. Every two years, local residents elect new representatives to serve on the city council based on their commitment to serving the needs of the Pine Grove community. The candidates have a deep knowledge of the issues facing the town, and are always eager to discuss policy with local citizens. All elections are held in an open and transparent manner, with several debates being held between the candidates to help facilitate an informed decision from voters. With such a closely knit community, politics in Pine Grove often feels personal and meaningful, ensuring that each election cycle brings much excitement and anticipation from both candidates and constituents alike.
The political climate in Pine Grove, 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
Pine Grove, 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.
Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 426 contributions totaling $36,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $25,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)