Baldwin, MI is a small town located in rural Michigan. The city is governed by a mayor and six-member City Council. They work together to make decisions that benefit the community and make sure the town runs smoothly. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will represent each ward on the council. Issues such as policing, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development are regularly discussed at public meetings. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics and attend council meetings to stay informed about what's going on in their community. By working together, Baldwin residents can ensure that their interests are represented and that Baldwin remains a thriving place to live and work.
The political climate in Baldwin, MI is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baldwin, MI is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Michigan 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.
Baldwin, Michigan: D d D d 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 Baldwin, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $25,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $43,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $526 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)