Norvell, MI is a small town in the beautiful state of Michigan. Its population is estimated to be around 1,500 residents, and it has a strong sense of community. Politically, the town leans to the left with its citizens typically voting for democratic candidates in local and national elections. The town council is led by Mayor David Mathers who was elected due to his platform of creating more jobs and opportunities to help support the growth and development of Norvell. He works closely with other members of the council to ensure that all decisions made are in the best interest of the community. The local political scene in Norvell is relatively quiet but still important as it helps shape the direction of this small town.
The political climate in Norvell, 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
Norvell, 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.
Norvell, 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 Norvell, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,561 contributions totaling $163,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $80,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)