Napoleon, Michigan is a small town in the south-central part of the state. The political landscape here is much like that of other rural towns, with the majority of voters leaning conservative. Local elections typically feature candidates from both of the major parties as well as several third party and independent options. Napoleon residents take great pride in their local politics and are actively engaged in the electoral process. During election season, you can expect to see many yard signs and bumper stickers around town, expressing support for various candidates. Community meetings and forums are also held to allow voters to engage with potential elected officials and to ask questions about their policies and stances on important issues. Napoleon is an excellent example of how grassroots involvement can make a big impact on local election results.
The political climate in Napoleon, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Napoleon, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Napoleon, 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 Napoleon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 834 contributions totaling $42,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 497 contributions totaling $221,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)