The city of 49097 Vicksburg, MI is a vibrant community situated in the Kalamazoo County. It has a growing population of over 4,800 residents, and the area is known for its outdoor recreational opportunities such as fishing and hiking at nearby Lake Michigan. The local politics are governed by an elected mayor and four-member City Council. The current mayor is Linda Vollrath, who was first elected in 2019. The City Council consists of four members: Amy Finney, Stephanie Harpster, Paul Hill Jr., and John Smith. Each member serves a two-year term with elections taking place every other year. In addition to the mayor and council members, Vicksburg also has several local organizations that are actively involved in promoting good governance. These include the Vicksburg Citizens Advisory Committee (VCAC) which meets monthly to discuss city issues; the Vicksburg Area Chamber of Commerce which supports economic development; and several other civic groups that serve to enhance the quality of life in 49097 Vicksburg, MI.
The political climate in Zip 49097 (Vicksburg, MI) is leaning 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 49097 (Vicksburg, MI) is leaning liberal.
Vicksburg, Michigan is leaning 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.
Vicksburg, 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 49097 (Vicksburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 254 contributions totaling $28,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $13,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)