Coe, MI is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. The local politics in the town are largely focused on the idea of preserving the town's rural charm and keeping taxes low while also providing basic services to its citizens. The local government consists of a mayor and several township trustees who work together to make laws, approve budgets, and implement policies that serve the interests of all Coe residents. There have been few controversial political decisions in Coe’s history, but the most recent being an attempt to pass a zoning ordinance limiting new development around an old historical building in the center of town. Despite some opposition from local residents, this regulation was eventually passed by the township trustees. As such, Coe remains a charming small town filled with friendly neighbors who care deeply about their community and its future.
The political climate in Coe, MI is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, MI is leaning conservative. In Isabella County, MI 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isabella county remained Republican, 50.3% to 47.7%.
Isabella county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coe, MI is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Mount Pleasant 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.
Coe, Michigan: d d 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 Coe, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $7,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $12,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)