Assyria, MI is a small township located in Barry County. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its vibrant local businesses. Politically, Assyria is represented by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties at the county level as well as in the Michigan State House of Representatives. A number of local initiatives are undertaken by the township each year to ensure that residents’ concerns are heard on a wide range of issues from safety to economic development. The town actively encourages citizen involvement in the political process and seeks to educate residents about their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Local elections draw quite a bit of attention, giving voters an opportunity to choose who will represent them in government and shape their future.
The political climate in Assyria, MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MI is very conservative. In Barry County, MI 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.8%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Assyria, MI is strongly conservative.
Barry County, Michigan is very conservative.
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.
Assyria, 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 Assyria, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 461 contributions totaling $19,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $62,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)