49449 Pentwater, MI is a small village in Oceana County, Michigan. It has a population of approximately 1,469 residents. The political landscape of the town reflects the national trends in many ways, from its support for progressive causes to its focus on local issues. The mayor of 49449 Pentwater is Joe Gehrke, Jr., who was elected in November 2020 and took office in January 2021. Gehrke is a long-time resident of the town and has been actively involved in local government for several years. He ran on a platform that emphasized fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship while also promoting economic development and job growth throughout the area. Additionally, he strongly supports small business initiatives and advocates for social justice initiatives that benefit all Oceana County residents. In addition to Mayor Gehrke, there are two city council members who serve as representatives for the people of Pentwater: Bobbie Schneider and Paul Kuester. Both Schneider and Kuester share similar goals such as promoting economic development while preserving local history and culture. They both also prioritize public safety issues like ensuring adequate funding for police services and protecting the environment from polluters. All three leaders work together to ensure that their constituents receive the best possible services from their government.
The political climate in Zip 49449 (Pentwater, MI) is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, MI is strongly conservative. In Oceana County, MI 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oceana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.1%.
Oceana county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49449 (Pentwater, MI) is strongly conservative.
Pentwater, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
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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.
Pentwater, 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 49449 (Pentwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 364 contributions totaling $16,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $6,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)