Coleman, Michigan is a small town located in Midland County with a population of 2,246 people. This quaint town is governed by elected officials who are invested in the success of their community. The current mayor is Richard Reyes and the city council members include Andrea Yoder, Beverly Balcom, Laura Christensen, Sandy Dufresne, and Steve Shoffner. These officials are dedicated to making Coleman a thriving place for its citizens by creating policies such as increasing economic development, improving infrastructure, and providing quality public services. They also strive to make Coleman a safe and welcoming place for all residents by working closely with local law enforcement and advocating for social justice initiatives. Through their continued commitment to civic engagement, Coleman’s political leaders work together to ensure the well-being of their constituents.
The political climate in Coleman, MI is somewhat conservative.
Midland County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Midland County, MI 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Midland county remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 41.7%.
Midland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coleman, MI is somewhat conservative.
Midland County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Midland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Coleman, 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 Coleman, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)