McBride, MI is a small town located in the northern region of Michigan. It has a vibrant local political landscape, with many different candidates vying for elected office at all levels. The local elections are hotly contested affairs, with debates among the candidates often taking place in public forums and through media outlets. The citizens of McBride take an active role in shaping their local government and ensuring that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions. Every election cycle brings new faces into office, giving the people of McBride a chance to have a say in how their community is run. The issues that matter most to them are addressed at the ballot box, and they are proud of their active involvement in the politics of their town.
The political climate in McBride, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McBride, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very conservative.
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.
McBride, 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 McBride, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $4,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)