Sodus, MI is a small city with an estimated population of about 2,000 residents. Politically speaking, the town has traditionally leaned towards conservative values and ideologies, though there are many in the community who also hold more liberal views. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and City Council members who work together to ensure that all residents have their voices heard in local decisions. In recent years, Sodus has become increasingly progressive in its approach to government policy making and community development initiatives. There have been several recent initiatives focusing on public safety, economic growth, environmental protection and social justice that have been adopted by the city council. This focus on progressive policy-making is a positive sign for the future of Sodus.
The political climate in Sodus, MI is somewhat 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
Sodus, MI is somewhat 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.
Sodus, 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 Sodus, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 854 contributions totaling $39,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $39,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)