Carson City, MI is a small town with a population of about 4,000 people. Politics in Carson City are often local and centered around the needs of the community. With only four city council members representing all of the citizens of Carson City, it is important that citizens become informed and involved in local politics. Local elections typically have low turnout as voters may not be familiar with local candidates or their platforms. By having an active role in politics, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard and their values represented in city government.
The political climate in Carson City, MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carson City, MI is strongly conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very conservative.
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.
Carson City, 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 Carson City, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)