Pokagon, Michigan is a small town located in southwestern Michigan that is home to approximately 1,300 people. Like many other towns in the area, it is politically divided. Pokagon has two main parties that are competing for influence and power: the Republicans and Democrats. Each party has their own local candidates who are running for office in municipal and county elections. The Republican Party typically favors conservative policies related to taxes and economic development, while the Democratic Party tends to prioritize social programs such as healthcare and education. Both parties strive to make a positive impact on the community of Pokagon and its residents. In addition to their work at the local level, they also participate in state-wide campaigns to ensure that their voices are heard during elections. Despite these divisions, all citizens of Pokagon come together during election time to make sure their voice is heard in order to ensure that their town gets what it needs to thrive.
The political climate in Pokagon, MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pokagon, MI is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Pokagon, 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 Pokagon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,054 contributions totaling $254,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 527 contributions totaling $261,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)