Berrien County, Michigan is located in the southwestern corner of the state and is home to a diverse population. The county government works to provide services that meet the needs of the citizens. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners consists of seven members who are elected by the residents to represent their interests. Additionally, there are numerous local political offices including mayor, city council members and school board representatives. Residents can get involved in politics by attending meetings or volunteering for campaigns. Additionally, voting during elections is an important way for citizens to make their voices heard on issues that affect them. By engaging in local politics, Berrien County residents can help shape the future of their community and ensure that it remains a place they enjoy living in.
The political climate in Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative.
In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative.
Niles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Berrien, 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 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 Berrien County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,257 contributions totaling $588,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,747 contributions totaling $548,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)