The politics of the Big Rapids, MI Metro Area is largely influenced by the local government and its representatives. The city council is composed of seven elected members who serve as the legislative body for the municipality and take part in making laws, setting priorities for public services, and establishing fiscal policy. The mayor is elected by citizens to serve as the chief executive officer of the city. Additionally, there are other state representatives that hold office in the metro area such as state senators and representatives. These officials help to make decisions on issues such as taxes, education, healthcare and transportation. All of these representatives work together to ensure that Big Rapids remains a successful and vibrant community for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Big Rapids Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Big Rapids Metro Area 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Big Rapids metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
The Big Rapids metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Rapids 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.
Big Rapids, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Big Rapids Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,127 contributions totaling $72,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $44,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)