The politics in Spencer, MI are largely reflective of the state as a whole. The city is represented in the Michigan State Legislature by Republicans Jeff Yaroch and Joe Bellino, who both work to promote conservative values. Issues that they focus on include taxes, education, gun rights, and jobs. The city also holds numerous local elections for a variety of positions throughout the year. These elections generally feature both Democratic and Republican candidates who all strive to represent their constituents in the best way possible. All residents are encouraged to get involved and vote for their desired candidate to ensure that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Spencer, MI is somewhat 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
Spencer, MI is somewhat 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.
Spencer, 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 Spencer, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 842 contributions totaling $32,533 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $16,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)