Dalton, Michigan is a small town situated in the heart of the state. Although it may be small in size, the politics of Dalton have an impact on its residents and those who live nearby. Politically, Dalton is represented by a mayor and five trustees that manage the day-to-day running of the city. These representatives are elected by the people and their decisions affect taxes, zoning laws, public works projects, and more. In recent years, these representatives have worked to improve infrastructure, create economic development opportunities, and ensure community safety. They also advocate for citizens’ rights as necessary. Each election cycle in Dalton brings new candidates that make their case for why they should be elected to office and how they will focus on improving life for all citizens of Dalton.
The political climate in Dalton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dalton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dalton, Michigan: D D D D d 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 Dalton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,302 contributions totaling $93,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 450 contributions totaling $175,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)