Branch County is located in the southern region of Michigan. It is a rural area with a population of over 40,000 people and strong agricultural roots. The county has deep political roots as well, with a Republican majority dominating its local politics. In Branch County, voters typically favor conservative values and have supported Republican candidates in most major races for decades. The county is represented by several state and federal representatives who are typically Republicans. Issues that tend to resonate with voters in the area include taxes, economic development, infrastructure, and education reform. With the upcoming election season quickly approaching, it will be interesting to see which candidates come out on top in Branch County's local politics.
The political climate in Branch County, MI is very conservative.
In Branch County, MI 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Branch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Branch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Branch County, MI is very conservative.
Coldwater Metro Area is very 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.
Branch, 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 Branch County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $41,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $61,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)