Ludington, MI is a city located in the state of Michigan. The current population of Ludington is 8,543 people and it is known for its beautiful lakeside location. Politically, 49431 Ludington has strong ties to the Republican Party as most of the local political candidates are members of this party. Notable Republican politicians from Ludington include former United States Senator Carl Levin and current State Representative Curt VanderWall. Local politics in 49431 Ludington tend to focus on issues such as job growth, education funding, tourism promotion and environmental protection. In recent years, the local political scene has seen a shift towards more progressive values with young people beginning to get involved in shaping the future of their community through activism and advocacy for important causes.
The political climate in Zip 49431 (Ludington, MI) is moderately conservative.
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49431 (Ludington, MI) is moderately conservative.
Ludington, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Mason County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ludington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ludington, Michigan: R R d 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 49431 (Ludington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 547 contributions totaling $75,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $38,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)