Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI is a vibrant community located in Kent County. It is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life, and the political landscape reflects the same diversity. Local politics in Grand Rapids Charter Township focuses on issues that impact the daily lives of its residents, such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. The township also has a strong commitment to maintaining an open and transparent government that listens to its constituents and responds to their concerns. Several local political organizations are active within the township, including the Grand Rapids Democratic Party and the Grand Rapids Republican Party, both of which provide information about local election candidates and civic engagement opportunities for residents.
The political climate in Grand Rapids charter, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Rapids charter, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Grand Rapids charter, Michigan: R R d r r 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 Grand Rapids charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,784 contributions totaling $1,674,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,588 contributions totaling $17,065,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,719 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)