The politics in 49103 Berrien Springs, MI is mainly focused on local issues. There are a few candidates running for local political office in the area, including current mayor Kyle Riffle and challenger Michael Hagenmaier. The main issues facing the citizens of Berrien Springs include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and public works projects. Local officials are also working to ensure that the community has access to quality healthcare services and educational opportunities for its citizens. Residents of 49103 also have a vested interest in maintaining their natural environment and protecting their water sources from pollution or contamination. In addition to focusing on these important local issues, elected officials are working with state representatives to ensure that residents receive fair representation in Lansing.
The political climate in Zip 49103 (Berrien Springs, MI) is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 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, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49103 (Berrien Springs, MI) is leaning conservative.
Berrien Springs, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Berrien Springs, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 49103 (Berrien Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 759 contributions totaling $41,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $9,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)