Kalamazoo, MI is a vibrant and diverse community located in the heart of Michigan. There are many issues impacting the city that involve politics and local representatives. The local government consists of a mayor and six commissioners, who are all elected by the citizens of Kalamazoo. The Mayor serves as the city’s executive leader while the City Commission is responsible for setting policy and creating laws. These local representatives work together to address issues related to economic development, education, public safety, health care, transportation, housing and environmental protection. Additionally, they also strive to make sure that the needs of their constituents are met. Currently there are several important initiatives in progress throughout Kalamazoo such as improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities for residents, promoting economic growth and expanding access to recreational activities. Local candidates running in upcoming elections must focus on these topics when crafting their platforms in order to gain support from voters in 49006 Kalamazoo.
The political climate in Zip 49006 (Kalamazoo, MI) is moderately liberal.
Kalamazoo County, MI is moderately liberal. In Kalamazoo County, MI 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalamazoo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 39.5%.
Kalamazoo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49006 (Kalamazoo, MI) is moderately liberal.
Kalamazoo, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Kalamazoo, Michigan: d d D D D D
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 zip 49006 (Kalamazoo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,322 contributions totaling $257,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $14,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)