St. Louis, MI is a small town with a population of approximately 8,000 people. It is a tight-knit community with strong connections between its citizens. The politics in St. Louis are focused on local issues that affect the town and its residents. The city government works to ensure that all of the needs of the community are met, including providing services such as infrastructure maintenance and public safety initiatives. The city also funds programs to promote economic development and growth in the area. The local political candidates focus on the needs of their constituents and strive to bring positive change to St. Louis through their leadership and engagement with residents.
The political climate in St. Louis, MI is moderately conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Louis, MI is moderately conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma Metro Area is strongly 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.
St. Louis, 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 St. Louis, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $35,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $32,944 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)