Gobles is a small town located in southwestern Michigan. Despite its size, it has an active local political scene. Elections for various positions, such as mayor, city council members, and school board members are held regularly. Citizens of the town actively participate in these elections to choose the people that they feel are best suited to lead their community. The town also has a number of influential political organizations and clubs that engage in discussions about important issues facing the town and its citizens. Political debates have become a frequent occurrence in Gobles, as people strive to keep their government accountable and working for their best interests.
The political climate in Gobles, MI is somewhat conservative.
Van Buren County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Van Buren County, MI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gobles, MI is somewhat conservative.
Van Buren County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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.
Gobles, Michigan: r r d d 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 Gobles, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $5,572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $4,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)