The Battle Creek, MI Metro Area has a vibrant and active political scene. From the local elections to the international affairs, citizens of this area are always engaged in the discussion of politics. Local issues such as education, healthcare, housing, public safety and economic development are taken seriously by all parties involved. The local representatives from both major political parties strive to bring their constituents’ views on these topics to fruition in order to benefit the entire community. In addition to the major political players in this area, there are also numerous independent candidates who are running for office in order to make Battle Creek a better place for everyone. No matter what your political affiliation may be, you can find a candidate or issue that speaks to you in Battle Creek's political landscape.
The political climate in Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Battle Creek Metro Area 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Battle Creek metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
The Battle Creek metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Battle Creek, Michigan: d r d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Battle Creek Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,612 contributions totaling $157,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 858 contributions totaling $161,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)