Cleveland, MI is a small town located near Detroit, Michigan that is home to a vibrant and active political landscape. The local government takes pride in its ability to interact with the community by providing helpful resources and services. Local politicians are focused on upholding the values of Cleveland's residents and striving to make it a better place to live for all. In recent years, many initiatives have been taken to ensure that the local politics remains democratic and accessible for all citizens. These initiatives include increasing voter registration numbers, creating more transparent communication between officials and citizens, and promoting civic engagement through various events and activities. The local government also works hard to promote economic development through business incentives which benefit both businesses and the population at large. The people of Cleveland are passionate about their city and take great pride in their local political system which has helped shape the town into what it is today.
The political climate in Cleveland, MI is somewhat conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland, MI is somewhat conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City 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.
Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 737 contributions totaling $68,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $14,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)