Fennville, MI is a small town located near the Lake Michigan shoreline. It is known for its quiet charm and natural beauty. The politics in Fennville are focused on providing services to meet the needs of its residents and visitors. The local government works hard to ensure public safety, maintain infrastructure, and promote economic growth. The town is served by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners which meets twice monthly to discuss local issues. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as mayor, treasurer, clerk, and aldermen. Candidates must gain approval from their districts and compete for votes in order to fill these positions. Residents take part in town hall meetings that allow them to bring their ideas and concerns directly to the Board of Commissioners for consideration. With a growing population and strong community spirit Fennville remains an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Fennville, MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fennville, MI is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fennville, 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 Fennville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 310 contributions totaling $45,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $9,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)