Lawrence, MI is a small community located in Van Buren County. This quaint town is typically known for its rural beauty and laidback atmosphere. However, politics are still a major presence in the lives of Lawrence residents. The town has two local political representatives: the Mayor and the City Council Members. Together they are responsible for many of the decisions that affect the citizens of Lawrence, including matters related to housing, infrastructure, and taxation. In addition to local representatives, Lawrence also elects state and federal representatives who are responsible for enacting legislation to protect their constituents' rights and maintain social order. As with any community, it is important for Lawrence residents to exercise their right to vote in order to make sure their voices are heard on important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Zip 49064 (Lawrence, MI) is moderately 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
Zip 49064 (Lawrence, MI) is moderately conservative.
Lawrence, Michigan is moderately 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.
Lawrence, 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 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 49064 (Lawrence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $10,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $4,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)