Bertrand, MI is a small rural town located in the south-eastern part of Michigan. The town has a rich history and is known for its strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Bertrand has an active political climate with several local candidates actively campaigning for office. These individuals are striving to bring about positive change and improvements to the area by addressing issues such as economic development, infrastructure, education and public safety. Many residents are passionate about their local politics and often take part in debates and discussions about important current events taking place in the city. Regardless of one's political affiliation or views, all residents agree that Bertrand's political landscape is an integral part of the community and helps to foster a thriving local economy and culture.
The political climate in Bertrand, MI is moderately conservative.
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
Bertrand, MI is moderately conservative.
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.
Bertrand, 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 Bertrand, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,014 contributions totaling $84,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 352 contributions totaling $93,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)