Brooklyn, Michigan is a small town located in the state of Michigan in the United States. It is home to around 3,165 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. Primarily a farming area, many of the town's residents are involved in agriculture-related industries. Politically, Brooklyn is part of the Jackson County area and votes in local elections for representatives from this area. The political issues that are important to the people of Brooklyn include industry and water quality, as well as public safety and other aspects of local government affairs. In 2020, candidates running for election in Jackson County included two Republicans and two Democrats, all vying for a seat on one of seven board seats. These candidates brought various ideas and perspectives to the table when it came to decisions about how to best grow their community while still respecting the values held by its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 49230 (Brooklyn, MI) is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49230 (Brooklyn, MI) is moderately conservative.
Brooklyn, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brooklyn, 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 49230 (Brooklyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $13,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $15,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)