49321 Comstock Park, MI is located in Kent County and has a strong political presence in the area. The local government focuses on providing services to the community that are tailored to their needs and wants. This includes investment in education, infrastructure, public safety, and other important sectors. The city has a Mayor/Council form of government with a nonpartisan election system for residents to choose their representatives. Voters have an opportunity to shape the future of the city by selecting candidates who will best serve their interests. Political candidates running for office within 49321 Comstock Park, MI usually focus on making improvements to the quality of life for its citizens such as creating affordable housing options, improving public transportation, increasing job opportunities, and strengthening community ties.
The political climate in Zip 49321 (Comstock Park, MI) is leaning liberal.
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 49321 (Comstock Park, MI) is leaning liberal.
Comstock Park, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Comstock Park, 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 49321 (Comstock Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $14,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $27,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)