The politics in 49095 Vandalia, MI are centered around local issues that affect the residents of the area. Issues like education, infrastructure and economic development are frequently discussed among the city's elected officials. Every two years, local residents have an opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for City Council, Mayor and other local offices. The candidates seek to represent the interests of their constituents and take action on important topics such as public safety, parks and recreation, and quality of life improvements. The City Council is responsible for setting policy for the community and it is important to be informed about who is running for office so you can make an informed decision at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 49095 (Vandalia, MI) is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49095 (Vandalia, MI) is strongly conservative.
Vandalia, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
South Bend-Mishawaka Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Vandalia, 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 49095 (Vandalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $6,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)