Concord, Michigan is a small town located in the heart of Jackson County. It has a proud history and a strong sense of community spirit, making it an attractive destination for families and businesses alike. When it comes to politics, Concord residents are engaged and passionate about choosing their local leaders. The city government is made up of elected officials who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens. Every four years, citizens go to the polls to elect a mayor and city council members who will make decisions that affect all aspects of life in Concord. With a diverse population, there are many candidates to choose from with differing backgrounds and perspectives on how to best serve the community’s needs. Through vigorous debates and campaigns, Concord voters make their voices heard at the ballot box every election cycle.
The political climate in Concord, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Concord, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Concord, 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 Concord, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)