Grand Ledge, MI is a small town located in Eaton County. It has a rich history of political involvement with many citizens actively engaged in local politics. Some of the key issues facing Grand Ledge are infrastructure development, education, healthcare, and economic growth. The community is served by several local political organizations, such as the Grand Ledge Area Democratic Club and the Eaton County Republican Committee, which provide opportunities for citizens to stay informed and participate in decision-making processes. Additionally, the City Council acts as an important accountability body that works closely with local government to ensure that all residents' voices are heard. Through these initiatives, Grand Ledge is striving for positive change that reflects its values and helps move it towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Grand Ledge, MI is leaning conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Ledge, MI is leaning conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Ledge, 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 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 Grand Ledge, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,668 contributions totaling $153,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $607,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)