Conklin, MI is a small rural community located in Muskegon County, with an estimated population of around 2,000 people. It is a close-knit and growing community that is home to many different businesses, parks, and outdoor activities. The politics in Conklin, MI consist of members from the Republican party and Democratic party. The most recent election saw the Republicans winning the majority of votes in 49403 Conklin, MI. These representatives work hard to ensure that the citizens of Conklin have access to quality services such as healthcare and education. In addition to this, they also strive to make improvements to public safety measures while ensuring that taxes remain low for residents. With a mix of both Democrats and Republicans in office, there is no shortage of political debate within the town. This helps ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions about the future of Conklin.
The political climate in Zip 49403 (Conklin, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49403 (Conklin, MI) is strongly conservative.
Conklin, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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.
Conklin, Michigan: R R R 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 49403 (Conklin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)