The small town of Climax, MI (49034) is known for its strong sense of community and social involvement. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the citizens of this rural town take pride in their local politics. Through the many civic organizations and active participation within the voting blocks, the people of Climax make sure their voices are heard at every level. Several political movements have come through Climax and have been supported by the local populace due to their dedication to making sure their values are represented in the decisions made on their behalf. There is no shortage of enthusiasm or energy when it comes to discussing politics among the residents and they all strive to ensure that their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Zip 49034 (Climax, 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 49034 (Climax, MI) is leaning liberal.
Climax, 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.
Climax, 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 49034 (Climax)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $9,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)