Three Oaks, MI is a small town nestled in the countryside of southwestern Michigan. It is a peaceful place with friendly people who are proud of their community and take great pride in their local politics. Political candidates regularly come to the town to discuss their platforms and reach out to the residents. During election season, there is an active campaign climate as each candidate strives to earn the support of Three Oak’s citizens. Residents are encouraged to get involved in shaping their future by participating in elections and voicing their opinions about issues that matter most to them. Three Oaks is committed to fair and just representation for all of its citizens and maintain an open dialogue between elected officials and those they serve.
The political climate in Three Oaks, 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
Three Oaks, 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.
Three Oaks, 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 Three Oaks, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 338 contributions totaling $49,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $7,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)