The small town of 49127 Stevensville, MI is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current Mayor is Scott L. Hill, and the city council consists of six members who are elected at large and serve four year terms. The town has a local charter board that works to ensure that the citizens’ wishes are represented in local decisions. While there may not be any candidates running for office in this particular election cycle, their voices are still heard through this board as they work to represent the interests of all citizens in the community. Additionally, many civic organizations exist within 49127 Stevensville such as Lions Club International and Rotary International, both of which offer opportunities for residents to get involved with causes important to their community. In addition to these organizations, there are countless other groups dedicated to bettering their town such as charitable foundations and neighborhood associations. With so many different organizations present in Stevensville, it's clear that politics play an important role in how this community operates.
The political climate in Zip 49127 (Stevensville, 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 49127 (Stevensville, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Stevensville, 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.
Stevensville, 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 49127 (Stevensville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 367 contributions totaling $27,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $59,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $428 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)