Holt, MI is a vibrant city located in the heart of Michigan. It is home to a diverse population and features a variety of businesses and community services. Politically, Holt citizens have many opportunities to get involved. Elected officials include the Mayor, City Council members, and local representatives in the state legislature. There are also a number of local political organizations that provide support for candidates running for office in Holt. Citizens can also get involved through attending city meetings and voicing their opinions on important issues affecting the community. With all these opportunities for engagement, it's no surprise that Holt residents take an active role in their city's politics.
The political climate in Holt, MI is somewhat liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holt, MI is somewhat liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
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.
Holt, 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 Holt, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,264 contributions totaling $213,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $96,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)