The small village of LaGrange, MI is a tight knit community filled with friendly people. The local politics are largely driven by the perspectives and desires of its citizens. The village council is in charge of making decisions for the community and governing on behalf of the residents. They regularly gather to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, budgeting decisions, and local ordinances. The politicians who represent LaGrange are passionate about their work and take pride in making sure that their constituents are taken care of and their voices heard. Overall, the locals take an active role in the politics of their village and strive to ensure that it remains a safe and vibrant place for all who live there.
The political climate in LaGrange, MI is moderately conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
LaGrange, MI is moderately conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning 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.
LaGrange, Michigan: r R d 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 LaGrange, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409 contributions totaling $208,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $225,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)