Goodwell, MI is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. The politics of Goodwell are largely conservative, with much emphasis placed on values such as hard work and dedication to one's community. The mayor of Goodwell is Martha Jenkins, a strong advocate for small business growth and development in the area. While there are no current local political candidates running for office in Goodwell, citizens of the town have historically been active participants in local elections and their voices have held much sway. Local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth are all important topics that citizens regularly discuss when it comes to their political views.
The political climate in Goodwell, MI is very conservative.
Newaygo County, MI is very conservative. In Newaygo County, MI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newaygo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Newaygo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goodwell, MI is very conservative.
Newaygo County, Michigan is very 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.
Goodwell, 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 Goodwell, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,053 contributions totaling $70,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $41,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)