Ada, MI is a small town located in Kent County in the state of Michigan. The city has a rich history and its local politics are centered around keeping the community safe and secure. There is a strong focus on making sure the town of Ada remains vibrant while also having an eye to the future. Local politicians strive to make sure that Ada remains accessible for everyone by providing resources such as education, healthcare, and social services. They also work to keep taxes low while creating jobs for residents and advocating for issues that matter to them. Additionally, Ada’s local government hosts regular meetings with citizens to discuss various topics and actively works to ensure transparency in all decisions made within the town’s borders.
The political climate in Ada, MI is leaning 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
Ada, MI is leaning 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.
Ada, 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 Ada, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,306 contributions totaling $929,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,097 contributions totaling $3,484,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)