The small city of Gaines, MI is home to a population of approximately 10,000 people. This town is proud of its strong sense of community and family-oriented atmosphere. The political landscape in Gaines is a diverse one, featuring representatives from both major parties. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for elected officials who will help shape the future of their city. Recent elections have seen competitive races on both sides, as candidates attempt to earn the trust and support of their constituents. Local leaders strive to promote economic growth while also protecting important public services such as education and healthcare. Along with regular voting opportunities, residents often take part in public meetings and forums in order to stay informed and engaged in political issues facing their city.
The political climate in Gaines, MI is somewhat conservative.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gaines, MI is somewhat conservative.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint 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.
Gaines, 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 Gaines, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,767 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)