Barryton, Michigan is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It is home to a tight-knit community that is passionate about their local politics. Locals participate in both local and federal elections to ensure that their voices are heard. They advocate for issues such as public education, economic development, and environmental protection. The Barryton City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues and concerns with constituents, encouraging civic engagement from residents of all ages. Community members also get involved by attending public meetings and voting on ballot initiatives that impact the community. All in all, Barryton is a dynamic town whose residents take an active role in shaping its political future.
The political climate in Barryton, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barryton, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids 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.
Barryton, 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 Barryton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $2,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)