New Buffalo, MI is a small city with a population of just over 4,000 people. The local politics are impacted by both the state and federal government. At the state level, residents of New Buffalo cast their votes for representatives from both the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate. The city also elects its own Mayor and City Council to manage local policies in accordance with state laws. On the federal level, New Buffalo falls within Michigan's 6th Congressional District, represented in the US House of Representatives by Fred Upton. In addition to voting for representatives at both levels of government, residents also have the opportunity to participate in local elections and initiatives when they arise. Overall, New Buffalo's political landscape relies heavily on both federal and state government representation to ensure that its citizens are properly represented on all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 49117 (New Buffalo, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49117 (New Buffalo, MI) is somewhat conservative.
New Buffalo, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
New Buffalo, Michigan: R R d 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 49117 (New Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,103 contributions totaling $78,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $8,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)