Paw Paw Lake, MI is a small town located in the southwest corner of Michigan. Although it is relatively small, politics still play an important role in the community. Local political candidates have been known to frequently appear at community events, such as the weekly farmers market or monthly town hall meetings, in order to discuss issues and policies that affect citizens. The past few years have seen a large focus on environmental initiatives and economic development within Paw Paw Lake, with nearly every local political candidate showing some degree of support for these initiatives. In addition, there has been an emphasis on finding ways to improve public transportation options and engaging more of the younger population in local politics. Through these efforts, Paw Paw Lake has become a more engaged and politically active community.
The political climate in Paw Paw Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paw Paw Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Paw Paw Lake, 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 Paw Paw Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 285 contributions totaling $16,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $46,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)