Newaygo, MI County is a vibrant and active political region in Michigan. The county is home to many civic organizations and elected officials who are focused on improving the quality of life for its residents. Local groups such as the Newaygo County Republican Party and the Newaygo County Democratic Party meet regularly to discuss local issues affecting their constituents. Additionally, local candidates run for office every year, seeking to serve their community by advocating for various policies and initiatives. These candidates hold public forums throughout the county to educate citizens about their platforms before election day. The county also holds regular meetings with elected representatives from both sides of the aisle so that they can come together with a common goal: to serve their constituents in Newaygo County.
The political climate in Newaygo County, MI is very conservative.
In Newaygo County, MI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newaygo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.9%.
Newaygo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newaygo County, MI is very conservative.
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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.
Newaygo, 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 Newaygo County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 514 contributions totaling $46,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $34,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)