Kingsley, MI is a small town located in northwest Michigan that is known for its quaint atmosphere and family-friendly environment. The town has a strong sense of local pride and community involvement, which is reflected in the politics of Kingsley. There are various local political organizations that strive to keep Kingsley running smoothly through initiatives such as promoting economic growth and local volunteerism. The Citizens for Better Governance is a group that works to ensure responsible spending and transparency on the part of the town council. The Kingsley Civic Council is another organization dedicated to stimulating economic development in the area through public-private partnerships with local businesses. Both of these committees are led by citizens who have deep roots in the community, making them well suited to advocate for what's best for Kingsley residents.
The political climate in Kingsley, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, MI is leaning conservative. In Grand Traverse County, MI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Traverse county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Grand Traverse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingsley, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Traverse City 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.
Kingsley, 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 Kingsley, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)