Chikaming, MI is a small rural community located in Southwestern Michigan. Despite its small size, Chikaming has an active political scene with numerous candidates and issues facing its residents. The local municipal government is led by an elected Mayor and four Town Council members who serve as representatives for the community. Elections are held regularly to determine who will occupy these positions, and during election season debates and campaigns for each candidate are frequent. Residents of Chikaming also engage in local initiatives such as ballot measures that decide on important issues like taxes and public infrastructure projects. In addition to the local elections, residents of Chikaming can also participate in state-wide initiatives such as electing state officials or voting on important constitutional amendments. It is clear that politics plays an important role in determining the future of Chikaming, MI, and it is up to the citizens to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Chikaming, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chikaming, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Chikaming, Michigan: R R d 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 Chikaming, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,031 contributions totaling $334,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $74,614 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)