Watson, MI is a small, rural town located in the heart of Michigan. While it has no local political candidates running for office, the citizens of Watson are passionate about their towns and take an active role in the politics that affect them. The town participates in many local elections for things such as school boards, state representatives, county commissioners and other important positions. Citizens of Watson take pride in being informed on the issues and participating in the democratic process to ensure their voice is heard. In addition to taking part in traditional politics, Watson also hosts community events throughout the year where residents can come together to discuss various current issues facing their town. These events provide an opportunity for residents to connect with one another and make sure their voices are represented on both a local and national level.
The political climate in Watson, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watson, MI is strongly conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Watson, 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 Watson, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $34,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $25,192 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)