The 49115 Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI area is located on the south side of Michigan. This area has been home to many families since the late 1800s. It is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong sense of community pride. The people in this area are passionate about their local politics and have elected representatives that work hard to ensure the needs of their constituents are met. People living in this area are dedicated to protecting their natural environment, supporting local businesses, and advocating for social justice initiatives. Local candidates running for office often come from diverse backgrounds and bring unique perspectives on how they can best serve the residents’ interests. The people living in this area have a collective voice in local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 49115 (Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, 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 49115 (Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, 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.
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, 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 49115 (Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 615 contributions totaling $39,701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)