Caledonia, MI is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Michigan. It has a population of around 5,000 people and is a charming rural community with some of the best schools in the region. Politically, Caledonia operates under a Mayor-Council government system and is represented at the local level by five elected council members. The current mayor of Caledonia is David Jutzi, who was elected in 2020 for his second term as mayor. The city council meets on a regular basis to discuss issues that affect Caledonia such as economic development, public safety and infrastructure projects. Over the past few years Caledonia has worked to create jobs and continue to improve the quality of life for its residents. This includes initiatives such as establishing an economic development corporation and providing incentives for businesses interested in relocating to or expanding within the city limits. With a small population it can be challenging to find candidates for local office, but it's important that each election cycle brings new ideas and leadership qualities to lead Caledonia into the future.
The political climate in Caledonia, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caledonia, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Caledonia, Michigan: R R d r r 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 Caledonia, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $24,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $74,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)