Coopersville, MI is a small town in western Michigan with a population of about 4,400 people. The local politics in Coopersville are closely managed by the city government, made up of an elected mayor and four council members. Elections for city positions are held every two years, and focus on the issues that are most important to the citizens of Coopersville. The mayor and council members work hard to make sure that the residents have access to essential services such as public safety, infrastructure improvement projects, and recreational programs. In addition, they strive to promote economic development within the community by working with local businesses and organizations. All in all, Coopersville’s political atmosphere is friendly and inviting for all members of the community while still aiming to achieve progress in the areas that matter most to its citizens.
The political climate in Coopersville, MI is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coopersville, MI is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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.
Coopersville, 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 Coopersville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $7,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $18,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)