Springvale, MI is an active and vibrant community that prides itself on its local politics. The city boasts a number of dedicated and passionate local officials who take pride in representing their constituents. The city council meets regularly to discuss pressing matters of the community such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, public safety concerns, and educational opportunities for the residents. Residents are encouraged to participate in local elections by voicing their opinion on various candidates running for office and attending town hall meetings and other events where they can engage with their leaders. Through these processes, Springvale’s citizens are able to ensure that their voices are heard and represented in the decision making process.
The political climate in Springvale, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springvale, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Springvale, Michigan: R R r 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 Springvale, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,358 contributions totaling $112,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 460 contributions totaling $108,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)