Kalamazoo, Michigan is a city with a vibrant political landscape. As the seat of Kalamazoo County, the community has seen its share of important political debates and decisions over the years. The biggest issues facing 49007 Kalamazoo residents are often related to public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Local candidates vying for elected office will focus on these key areas in order to ensure that the call of their constituents are heard and addressed on all levels of government. Residents can take an active role in their communities by staying informed about upcoming elections, attending candidate forums and town hall meetings, as well as engaging in civic discourse with their peers. With the right leadership in place, Kalamazoo can continue to be a thriving city in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
The political climate in Zip 49007 (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 49007 (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 49007 (Kalamazoo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 611 contributions totaling $4,969,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8,133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $23,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $836 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)