Blendon, MI is a small rural community located in the western part of Michigan. It is a tight-knit community that values its local history and culture. In recent years, Blendon has seen an increase in political engagement and awareness as residents strive to make their voices heard. Local elections have become increasingly important to the people of Blendon and they have become more involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings or taking part in grassroots campaigns. Political candidates in Blendon come from varied backgrounds, representing both major parties as well as independents. Residents are eager to pass on their values to future generations by participating in the democratic process and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Blendon, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blendon, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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.
Blendon, Michigan: R R R 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 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 Blendon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 586 contributions totaling $35,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 746 contributions totaling $146,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)