Bridgewater, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan. It is home to a variety of residents who come from different backgrounds and experiences. As a result, the town has an interesting political landscape with varying opinions and stances on issues that affect residents. The town’s current mayor, Ross Schricker, has been in office since 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. He has been focused on improving the local infrastructure, making government more accessible to residents, and creating new opportunities for economic growth. Additionally, there are multiple local political candidates vying for positions such as city council members to help shape policy decisions that will benefit Bridgewater citizens. These candidates represent diverse perspectives on topics like education, healthcare, law enforcement, and many other important issues that impact local citizens. All of these individuals are committed to working together in order to best serve their constituents and better the community of Bridgewater as a whole.
The political climate in Bridgewater, MI is leaning liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgewater, MI is leaning liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Bridgewater, Michigan: D D D D D D
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 Bridgewater, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,793 contributions totaling $472,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 461 contributions totaling $278,741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $605 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)