Hartford, MI is a small city located in Van Buren County. It has a rich history and is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. The politics of this area are largely conservative, with an emphasis on small government and traditional values. Locally elected officials serve the Hartford community by ensuring that citizens have access to services and resources they need as well as advocating for their rights. There are several local political candidates running in the upcoming election who can provide everyone in the community with the representation they deserve. These candidates come from different backgrounds and perspectives, so voters can be sure that their voice will be heard in Hartford's government.
The political climate in Hartford, MI is leaning conservative.
Van Buren County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Van Buren County, MI 42.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 42.9%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartford, MI is leaning conservative.
Van Buren County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Kalamazoo-Portage Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hartford, Michigan: r r d d 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 Hartford, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $9,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)