Burlington, MI is a small city located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It has a population of around 3,000 people and is known for its historic downtown and outdoor recreation opportunities. The city has a strong sense of community spirit and the local government works hard to ensure that the citizens' needs are met. On the political side, Burlington is part of the 82nd district which is held by Rep. Daire Rendon in the Michigan House of Representatives. There are also numerous other local elected officials who serve in Burlington, such as Mayor Joseph Haun, City Councilmember Emily Mains-Lane and Treasurer William Hilton. These officials work together to pass legislation for their constituents and support local initiatives that help keep Burlington running smoothly.
The political climate in Burlington, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, MI is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burlington, Michigan: d 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 Burlington, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)