The city of Plainwell, MI is located in Allegan county and is home to a diverse population of around 3,400 people. It has a long history as an agricultural community, though it now serves as a small bedroom community for larger cities in the area. The local politics in Plainwell are focused on ensuring the quality of life for its citizens remains high. A number of initiatives have been put forward by local government to create jobs and promote business expansion, while also looking into ways to improve public safety and ensure access to quality education. In addition to these efforts, the local political candidates focus on listening to the needs of their constituents and taking action based on those needs. Recently, special attention has been given to creating green spaces within the city limits, hoping to attract more visitors and economic development opportunities alike. All of these initiatives have allowed Plainwell to remain a vibrant community with many opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Plainwell, MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainwell, MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Plainwell, 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 Plainwell, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,110 contributions totaling $34,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $26,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)