Grandville, MI is a small town located in the southwestern part of Michigan. It has a population of about 8,000 people and a strong sense of civic pride. Grandville is governed by an elected mayor and city council that works to keep the city running smoothly. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. Local elections are held every four years for the mayor and city council positions. The local political candidates work hard to reach out to the community and present their ideas for making Grandville an even better place to live. Residents take pride in having their voices heard and are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending meetings, voting in elections, or running for office.
The political climate in Grandville, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grandville, MI is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Grandville, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Grandville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 816 contributions totaling $191,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 350 contributions totaling $145,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)