Springdale, MI is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. Many initiatives and policies have been implemented in the city over the years as a way of promoting growth and progress for its citizens. Local elections are held regularly to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that local government officials are representing their constituents properly. Numerous candidates run for various positions each year, bringing with them different perspectives on how to best serve the people of Springdale. The residents take great pride in their involvement in local politics, taking an active role in helping to shape the future direction of their community by casting their votes and advocating for what they believe is right.
The political climate in Springdale, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springdale, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Springdale, Michigan: d 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 Springdale, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 508 contributions totaling $28,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $9,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)