Greenleaf, MI is a small town in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Historically, Greenleaf has been known for its strong local government and commitment to democratic processes. Over the years, the residents of Greenleaf have elected numerous candidates to positions in local government, such as mayor and city council members. Every election season brings forth new issues which are addressed by the candidates running for office and discussed passionately by the citizens of Greenleaf. Voting is taken very seriously and always results in positive changes for the community. As new challenges arise, the people of Greenleaf continue to rise up and work together towards solutions that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Greenleaf, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenleaf, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, Michigan is very 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.
Greenleaf, Michigan: R R r 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 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 Greenleaf, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $6,633 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)