Livingston, MI is a vibrant and proud community that is home to many people. The local politics in this area are an important part of keeping the city running properly and creating a bright future. The political landscape in Livingston is diverse and includes both major parties as well as several independent candidates. Local issues are addressed by the mayor, council members, and other government officials. They regularly hold meetings to discuss any changes or issues that need to be addressed for the benefit of the citizens. In addition to these formal meetings, there are also public forums where locals can voice their opinions on important matters such as taxes, education, infrastructure development, and more. All citizens have a voice in Livingston's politics and play an important role in helping shape the community's future.
The political climate in Livingston, MI is strongly conservative.
Otsego County, MI is very conservative. In Otsego County, MI 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.1%.
Otsego county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston, MI is strongly conservative.
Otsego 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $16,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $48,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)