Kalamazoo, MI 49008 is a vibrant and diverse community located in the southwestern part of the state. The local politics here are focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens while also taking into account the needs of the surrounding area. The mayor of Kalamazoo is Matthew S. Welsh, who was elected in 2019 and has since been fighting for better public services and creating opportunities for young people to have access to education and jobs. Major issues discussed at city council meetings are economic development, infrastructure improvements, public health initiatives, crime reduction, and environmental protection. The city is also actively engaging in various initiatives to promote gender equality, reduce poverty levels, and build a more sustainable economy. Through these efforts, Kalamazoo strives to be a place where everyone can live safely and happily without having to worry about their basic needs not being met.
The political climate in Zip 49008 (Kalamazoo, MI) is somewhat 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 49008 (Kalamazoo, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Kalamazoo, Michigan is somewhat 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 49008 (Kalamazoo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,812 contributions totaling $805,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 445 contributions totaling $122,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)