The Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metro Area is an important area in Michigan politics. It includes a population of over 130,000 people, who are served by local elected officials and other political representatives. These representatives are all dedicated to making sure the needs of their constituents are met in the most efficient and effective way possible. There have been many issues that have been tackled in this region such as education reform, environmental protection, economic development, and public safety. Local politicians work together with the state government to ensure that these goals are met and that everyone’s interests are protected. It is important for constituents to stay informed about current political events and candidates so they can make informed decisions at the ballot box.
The political climate in Niles Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Niles Metro Area 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Niles-Benton Harbor metro area remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
The Niles-Benton Harbor metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Niles Metro Area is leaning 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.
Niles, Michigan: R R d 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 Niles Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,257 contributions totaling $588,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,747 contributions totaling $548,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)