The town of Colon, MI is located in St. Joseph County and is home to a population of about 1,200 people. It is a small, close-knit community that values its rural character and unique aesthetics. Local politics in Colon are centered around making sure the town remains vibrant and keeping it prosperous into the future. The local government works hard to protect the resources available to citizens while promoting responsible development that will continue to improve the quality of life for everyone who lives and visits here. In recent years, local elections have focused on finding leaders who will work together to prioritize the needs of the community while taking into account economic realities and balancing growth with preservation. Candidates running for office in Colon often emphasize their commitment to civic engagement and finding ways for citizens to become more involved in shaping their city鈥檚 future.
The political climate in Zip 49040 (Colon, MI) is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Joseph County, MI 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Joseph county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.1%.
St. Joseph county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49040 (Colon, MI) is strongly conservative.
Colon, Michigan is strongly conservative.
St. Joseph County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Sturgis Metro Area is strongly 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.
Colon, 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 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 49040 (Colon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)