Sturgis, Michigan in Sturgis Township is a small town with a population of around 10,000 people. It has served as an agricultural hub for many generations and continues to be an important part of the community. Politically, Sturgis is an interesting place as it is located within two different counties - St. Joseph and Branch Counties. Each county has its own distinct political views and candidates running for office during election cycles. The local candidates that have been running recently include those from both parties – Republicans and Democrats – who try to represent the interests of the entire community. While all of the candidates are well qualified, local residents tend to favor one party over another in most races due to their particular values and beliefs on different issues that are important to them. Therefore, it is important for citizens to be aware of who is running so they can make an informed decision when casting their vote.
The political climate in Sturgis township, MI is moderately conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sturgis township, MI is moderately conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis 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.
Sturgis township, 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 Sturgis township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $16,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $24,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)