Bennington is a small town in Michigan with a population of around 4,000 residents. It has a lively local politics scene, with several different political candidates vying for the positions in the upcoming election. The candidates have diverse backgrounds and perspectives, bringing different ideas to the table. Some of them focus on improving infrastructure and public services, while others prioritize environmental protection and sustainability. Residents are encouraged to attend meetings, debates, and community events to learn more about each candidate's policy positions. Through this process, Bennington residents can make an informed decision when it comes time to head to the ballot box.
The political climate in Bennington, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennington, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Bennington, Michigan: r r 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 Bennington, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,179 contributions totaling $46,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $50,624 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)