Constantine, MI is a small rural town located in the southern portion of Michigan. The community is home to a vibrant political atmosphere, with many passionate local citizens passionate about their beliefs and eager to have their voices heard. There are several local political candidates running for positions in the 49042 area, including those representing the Republican and Democratic parties. Local residents can participate in debates to hear from and ask questions of the candidates, as well as attend town meetings to discuss important issues affecting Constantine. The town also holds elections every year and encourages everyone to get out and vote for who they believe will best represent their interests and values. In addition, there are many volunteer opportunities available for citizens who want to be more involved in the politics of their community.
The political climate in Zip 49042 (Constantine, MI) is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49042 (Constantine, MI) is strongly conservative.
Constantine, Michigan is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis Metro Area is strongly 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.
Constantine, 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 49042 (Constantine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $11,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)