Northview, MI is home to a vibrant political community. Residents take an active interest in the issues facing their city and state, and often participate in local initiatives and campaigns to advocate for change. Local politicians are accessible to the public, campaigning on platforms of economic growth, public safety, and environmental protection. Civic engagement activities such as voting, attending town hall meetings, and joining political action groups are encouraged by Northview’s governing bodies. The city is also supportive of nonpartisan efforts to bring the community together, such as hosting debates between candidates or creating opportunities for outreach and networking with like-minded activists. Ultimately, Northview’s politics provide residents with a platform to have their voices heard and create meaningful change in their city.
The political climate in Northview, 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
Northview, 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.
Northview, 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 Northview, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,090 contributions totaling $227,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,050 contributions totaling $317,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)