Boston, MI is a small city located in the state of Michigan. It has a strong sense of community and is heavily involved in local politics. The mayor's office and city council actively seek to improve the quality of life for residents through initiatives such as promoting economic development, improving infrastructure, and offering resources for education and public safety. Residents can get involved by attending City Council meetings, engaging with their representatives on social media, or volunteering on campaigns for local political candidates. Boston also hosts several annual events to bring people together to discuss important issues facing the community such as poverty reduction, health care reform, and environmental sustainability initiatives.
The political climate in Boston, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boston, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia 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.
Boston, 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 Boston, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,086 contributions totaling $57,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $54,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)