Tekonsha, MI is a small town located in Calhoun County with a population of about 1,000. It is governed by an elected board of trustees who are responsible for making decisions regarding the community’s public services and development projects. Recently, the town has focused on improved transportation options to help support local businesses and attract new businesses. The town also maintains its commitment to environmental protection, promoting ecological practices such as water conservation, waste management, and green energy initiatives. Every two years residents of Tekonsha have the opportunity to elect three trustees to serve on the board and ensure that their interests are represented in decisions made by local officials. In addition to the trustees there are various other positions within the municipality including mayor, clerk, treasurer, and judge that are appointed by the trustees and serve four-year terms.
The political climate in Zip 49092 (Tekonsha, MI) is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49092 (Tekonsha, MI) is moderately conservative.
Tekonsha, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tekonsha, Michigan: d r d d 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 49092 (Tekonsha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $11,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)