Level Park-Oak Park, MI is a diverse community located in the Greater Detroit Area. It is composed of several neighborhoods that are populated by people of varying backgrounds and political ideologies. The local politics in Level Park-Oak Park, MI reflect this diversity, as the area is represented at the national level by two different members of Congress – one Democrat and one Republican. At the state level, there are a number of representatives for Level Park-Oak Park in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature. There are also numerous local elected officials who serve within each neighborhood, such as city council members and school board trustees. In addition to these representatives, there are numerous organizations such as civic groups and nonprofits that are dedicated to making change within the community through advocacy and education. Over time, these efforts have made Level Park-Oak Park an inclusive place to live, work, and thrive.
The political climate in Level Park-Oak Park, MI is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Level Park-Oak Park, MI is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Level Park-Oak Park, Michigan: d 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 Level Park-Oak Park, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,110 contributions totaling $50,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $76,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)