Benton Heights, MI is a small city in the Midwest with a strong sense of community and a commitment to local politics. The city has an active electorate that takes part in local elections on a variety of issues. Local politicians strive to create policies that will benefit the people of Benton Heights, from keeping taxes affordable to providing quality public services. The city also boasts excellent schools, low crime rates, and plenty of recreational activities for residents to enjoy. People in Benton Heights are empowered by their voice in politics, whether it’s through voting or attending town hall meetings. Through their engagement in local politics, the citizens of Benton Heights are able to influence and shape their city’s future.
The political climate in Benton Heights, MI is somewhat liberal.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benton Heights, MI is somewhat liberal.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Benton Heights, Michigan: R R d 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 Benton Heights, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 748 contributions totaling $33,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $31,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)