Lowell, MI is a small city located in Michigan’s Kent County. It is known for its natural beauty, its friendly residents, and its well-run local government. 49331 Lowell has a council/manager type of government which works to ensure all citizens living in the area receive the best possible services and quality of life. The City Council is composed of five elected members who each serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting local policies, approving budgets, hiring professional staff members, and representing the interests of their constituents. Additionally, they act as liaisons between citizens and state and federal officials. The City Manager oversees all departments, including police, fire protection, public works, parks and recreation programs, planning and zoning regulations and economic development initiatives. Together they work to keep Lowell safe and prosperous for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 49331 (Lowell, MI) is leaning conservative.
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 49331 (Lowell, MI) is leaning conservative.
Lowell, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Lowell, 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 49331 (Lowell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 343 contributions totaling $19,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $18,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)