Crystal, MI is a small rural town located in Mid-Michigan. It has a population of around 1,800 people and is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride. Local politics in Crystal are mainly handled through the city council, whose members are elected by residents of the town every four years. The city council makes decisions on issues that affect the everyday lives of those living in Crystal, such as zoning regulations and budget allocations. Through their work, they strive to ensure that Crystal remains a vibrant and welcoming place for all its inhabitants. Additionally, Crystal also participates in county-level politics where representatives from various towns within the county come together to discuss matters pertinent to all citizens in the area. This allows Crystal to have a voice among other towns when it comes to policies that will affect all communities within the county.
The political climate in Zip 48818 (Crystal, MI) is very conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48818 (Crystal, MI) is very conservative.
Crystal, Michigan is very conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very 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.
Crystal, 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 48818 (Crystal)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)