Spring Arbor, MI is an idyllic small town with a strong sense of community and friendly neighbors. The local government is highly active in promoting civic engagement and collaboration among residents. Local politics come alive in the town hall meetings where residents are encouraged to voice their opinion and share their ideas on how the town should be run. Town council members also play a large role in local politics, as they are responsible for setting laws and regulations that affect citizens daily lives. This includes creating ordinances to ensure public safety, keeping taxes low, and protecting public health and welfare. Additionally, local political candidates campaign for office during elections, which are held every few years. Through this process, citizens have the opportunity to choose leaders who will work hard to promote the best interests of Spring Arbor and its citizens.
The political climate in Spring Arbor, MI is somewhat 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
Spring Arbor, MI is somewhat 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.
Spring Arbor, 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 Spring Arbor, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $13,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $10,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)