Eastwood, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to a diverse population of about 4,000 people. The political landscape in Eastwood is dominated by local issues that affect the quality of life and resources for its citizens. Eastwood has an active city council that convenes regularly to discuss and debate matters ranging from infrastructure improvements to zoning regulations. Additionally, there are various nonpartisan initiatives such as volunteer organizations and community forums which help foster engagement among citizens on pressing local issues. Local elections are often contested as candidates from both major parties vie for positions on the council and other political offices. Residents can get involved in politics by attending city hall meetings or registering to vote if they meet the requirements set forth by their municipality.
The political climate in Eastwood, MI is somewhat 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
Eastwood, MI is somewhat 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.
Eastwood, 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 Eastwood, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 931 contributions totaling $28,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $28,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)