Vergennes, MI is a small town located in the lower peninsula of Michigan. It has a rich history and is home to many friendly people. The town is most notably known for its excellent fishing opportunities and its picturesque downtown area. Politically, Vergennes is governed by local leadership with an emphasis on preserving the natural beauty of the area and providing residents with an improved quality of life. Local candidates running for office focus on issues such as economic development, affordable housing, public safety, and environmental protection. These issues are important to the citizens of Vergennes because they want to ensure that their town continues to be a place where generations can thrive. Ultimately, Vergennes’s local politics revolve around creating a better future for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Vergennes, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vergennes, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Vergennes, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Vergennes, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,203 contributions totaling $236,331 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 919 contributions totaling $1,423,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,549 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)