Pipestone, MI is a small rural town located in southwestern Michigan with a population of about 1,000 people. The town has an elected mayor and six council members who are responsible for making important decisions about the local government and policies that affect the citizens. The mayor and council members are elected on a four year cycle, with elections taking place in November of every even numbered year. All residents of Pipestone over age 18 have the right to vote in these elections, which typically have low voter turnout due to the small population size. In addition to local politics, Pipestone also participates in state and federal representation through their representatives in the United States Congress and State Legislature. Thus, politics in Pipestone are centered around keeping up with local government initiatives while also participating in higher levels of government when necessary.
The political climate in Pipestone, MI is moderately conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pipestone, MI is moderately conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Pipestone, 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 Pipestone, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 415 contributions totaling $195,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $130,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $604 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)