Cedar Springs, Michigan is a small city located in the state of Michigan. Although it has a modest population of 3,657 people, Cedar Springs is home to many local political candidates who are actively involved in the community. There are a number of local elections taking place in the coming months and many residents of Cedar Springs are expected to participate. The issues up for debate range from taxes, health care reform, education policies, and public safety initiatives. With so many important issues facing the citizens of Cedar Springs, it is important that they stay informed and engage in constructive political dialogue with their elected officials. As such, all residents should take the time to research their options and speak with their representatives about what is best for their community.
The political climate in Zip 49319 (Cedar Springs, MI) is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49319 (Cedar Springs, MI) is leaning conservative.
Cedar Springs, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Cedar Springs, Michigan: R R d r r 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 49319 (Cedar Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $11,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $12,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)