China, MI is a small town located in Michigan with a population of approximately 1,500 people. Like many other towns in the United States, China, MI has a local government that is responsible for providing services such as waste management and public safety. The local government is composed of elected officials who are chosen by the residents of China. Residents of China also have an opportunity to vote on ballot initiatives and referendums that can shape the future of their community. Overall, politics in China, MI are focused on taking care of the needs and interests of its citizens while striving to ensure that everyone can enjoy a safe and prosperous life in this small town.
The political climate in China, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
China, MI is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
China, 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 China, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $4,949 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $18,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)