Allegan County, MI is a great place for politics. Located in southwestern Michigan, on the shore of Lake Michigan, Allegan County is home to a variety of political views and opinions. The county offers an array of options when it comes to local politics. From the county commission to local school boards, the residents of Allegan County have access to many opportunities to engage in their local political process. It is important for the citizens of Allegan County to stay informed about current local candidates and issues in order to make informed decisions during election season. Political engagement and participation can help make sure that the voice of Allegan County’s citizens is heard loud and clear.
The political climate in Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Allegan, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Allegan County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,276 contributions totaling $677,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 607 contributions totaling $393,328 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $648 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)