Comstock Park, MI is a small city located in northern Michigan. It has a vibrant local political scene with multiple candidates vying for positions on the city council and mayor's office. Those seeking to make an impact in Comstock Park can get involved through grassroots campaigns involving door-to-door canvassing, attending community events, and engaging with constituents on social media. Candidates must demonstrate their commitment to the community by addressing relevant issues such as economic development, environmental protection, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Local residents are encouraged to participate in the democratic process by voting in municipal elections and engaging with elected officials about important issues. Through active participation in the democracy of Comstock Park, its citizens have the power to shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Comstock Park, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Comstock Park, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Comstock Park, Michigan: R R d r r 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 Park, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $28,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $55,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)