Comstock Charter Township in Michigan is located in Kalamazoo County and is home to approximately 25,000 people. It has a small-town feel with its rolling hills and farmland. The township is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of seven elected officials from the local community who work together to address the needs of the residents. In recent years, Comstock Charter Township has seen an increase in political engagement amongst its residents with local issues being discussed at town hall meetings as well as on social media platforms. There are several candidates running for office this year, each with different ideas and visions for how they would improve the township. Issues such as infrastructure, public safety, environmental sustainability, development and taxation have been on the forefront for voters this election season. As elections draw near, it's important for all citizens to be informed about their local candidates and what they stand for so that they can make an educated decision when casting their ballots.
The political climate in Comstock charter, MI is leaning liberal.
Kalamazoo County, MI is moderately liberal. In Kalamazoo County, MI 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalamazoo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 39.5%.
Kalamazoo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Comstock charter, MI is leaning liberal.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Kalamazoo-Portage 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.
Comstock charter, Michigan: d d D D D D
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 Comstock charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,158 contributions totaling $99,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 341 contributions totaling $65,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)