Sturgis, Michigan is a small city in St. Joseph County with a population of just over 10,500 people. Located in the southern part of the state, Sturgis is known for its rich history and natural beauty. The city has several local parks, as well as a pedestrian-friendly downtown area with plenty of restaurants and shops to explore. When it comes to politics, Sturgis is governed by a mayor-council system. The current mayor is Mark Hoppock, who was elected into office in November 2019. He serves alongside six members of the city council, all of whom are elected on a nonpartisan basis every two years from districts within the city limits. This council oversees various municipal services and makes important decisions about local governance and policy throughout their terms. In addition to these elected officials, there are also numerous other community organizations that work to ensure that residents have their voices heard when it comes to political issues affecting Sturgis.
The political climate in Sturgis, MI is somewhat conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sturgis, MI is somewhat conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis 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.
Sturgis, 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 Sturgis, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $16,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $24,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)