The small town of Douglas, MI (zip code 49406) is a rural area located in the southwestern part of the state. Its population size is modest and its politics have traditionally been conservative. While there is no local representation at the state level, it is still important to be aware of political issues that might affect this small community and its residents. Local residents can stay informed by attending town hall meetings or participating in online forums where they can discuss current issues and ask questions about how their home town is being represented. Additionally, local news outlets often provide coverage on issues that are particularly relevant to Douglas, MI. All of these avenues help to ensure that the citizens of Douglas, MI remain politically aware and engaged.
The political climate in Zip 49406 (Douglas, MI) is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49406 (Douglas, MI) is moderately conservative.
Douglas, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland 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.
Douglas, 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 49406 (Douglas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 411 contributions totaling $92,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $22,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)