Marilla, MI is a small town in Michigan with a population of approximately 11,000. It has a Town Council consisting of eight elected members who are responsible for running the municipality. The Town Council works to ensure that the town is managed responsibly and efficiently by implementing laws and policies related to services such as public safety, healthcare, education, transportation, housing and economic development. Marilla also has a Mayor who serves as the head of the City government and is responsible for providing direction to the Town Council on important issues. In addition to these local elected officials, citizens of Marilla can get involved in their community's politics by attending meetings or expressing their opinions on important topics. Through active involvement in local politics, citizens can ensure that Marilla remains an welcoming and safe place to live.
The political climate in Marilla, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marilla, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan 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.
Marilla, 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 Marilla, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $3,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)