St. Joseph County, MI is a diverse and vibrant county located in southwest Michigan. The area is home to a variety of different communities, from rural agricultural areas to bustling urban centers. Politically, St. Joseph County has been represented by both Democratic and Republican candidates over the years, with a focus on issues such as education, infrastructure development, economic growth, and public safety. Local elected officials have worked hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources. With an emphasis on collaboration between citizens and their representatives, the county strives to ensure that every resident's voice is heard on important matters of policy. Additionally, St. Joseph County has recently focused its attention on improving the local economy through job creation initiatives and increasing access to educational opportunities for youth in the community.
The political climate in 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
St. Joseph County, MI 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.
St. Joseph, 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 St. Joseph County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,360 contributions totaling $100,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 492 contributions totaling $88,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)