The small town of Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI (49125) is part of the larger Chikaming Township. It is a quiet rural community with a population of approximately 950 people. Despite its small size, the town has an active and vibrant political life. Local politics are managed by the Chikaming Township Board, which is composed of a Supervisor and four Trustees who are elected to serve four-year terms. The Board meets regularly to address important issues facing the community, such as infrastructure improvements and budget decisions. Additionally, residents are encouraged to participate in both local and state elections, both by registering to vote and by researching candidates running for office. By doing so, citizens have an important role in shaping their local government and ensuring that everyone’s voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 49125 (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 49125 (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 49125 (Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 846 contributions totaling $49,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $9,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)