The politics of 49106 Bridgman, MI is largely focused on local issues. The city is served by two local government bodies: the City Council and the Planning Commission. The City Council is responsible for making decisions about matters like budgets, public safety, zoning, and other municipal affairs. Meanwhile, the Planning Commission reviews development projects to ensure they meet community standards and are compatible with the city’s overall goals for growth and development. Local elections are held every four years to elect representatives for these positions. In recent years, these elections have been highly competitive as candidates vie to serve their constituents in Bridgman's many neighborhoods. Bridgman residents take part in the political process by attending council meetings and voting in local elections.
The political climate in Zip 49106 (Bridgman, MI) is somewhat 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 49106 (Bridgman, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Bridgman, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Bridgman, 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 49106 (Bridgman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $5,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)