Stanton, Michigan is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. It is located in Central Michigan and is mainly composed of families and retired citizens. The political landscape of Stanton consists of local governing bodies such as the Mayor's Office and the City Council. The current mayor is Bob Taylor who has been serving since 2004, while the City Council positions are filled by six elected officials who meet monthly to discuss issues such as budgeting, public safety, and infrastructure. The City Council also appoints committees from citizens to provide further input on matters pertaining to the town. Additionally, state representatives from both parties attend various meetings throughout the year to keep residents informed about legislation that may affect them locally. Residents of Stanton often take part in local elections where they can voice their opinions on initiatives and elect their representatives accordingly.
The political climate in Stanton, MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanton, MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Stanton, 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 Stanton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $5,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)