St. Johns, MI is a small city located in central Michigan that is known for its friendly people and local businesses. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected every two years and the seven-member council serving four year terms. The mayor and councilors are responsible for drafting ordinances, setting taxes, and managing the city's budget. Local politics in St. Johns revolves around finding ways to support local businesses, making sure the community remains safe, and advocating for green initiatives such as recycling programs or parks and recreational activities. There are several candidates vying for positions on the city council each election cycle who bring a variety of ideas to the table that can help make St. Johns even better than it already is.
The political climate in St. Johns, MI is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Johns, MI is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
St. Johns, 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 St. Johns, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218 contributions totaling $24,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $13,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)