Holland, MI is a vibrant city full of history and culture. It is located near the western shore of Lake Michigan in Allegan County, with a population of around 33,000 people. Politically, Holland is home to a wide variety of opinions and ideologies. The city council has seven members who are elected from four wards within the city limits. Each council member serves for four years and can be re-elected up to three times. The mayor is also elected by the public, and he or she serves for up to two consecutive four-year terms. The local government focuses on providing high quality services and programs that benefit all residents. These initiatives include promoting economic development, supporting public safety, facilitating infrastructure improvements, maintaining parks and green spaces, and advocating for the rights of all citizens. Furthermore, Holland has long been known for its progressive politics when it comes to social justice issues such as racial equality and LGBT rights. This spirit of progressiveness continues today as the city works towards creating an even better future for its citizens.
The political climate in Holland, MI is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holland, MI is somewhat conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Holland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Holland, 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 Holland, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,647 contributions totaling $683,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,721 contributions totaling $1,878,312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $690 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)