Port Sheldon, MI is a small town located in Oceana County. Its politics are heavily influenced by the surrounding cities of Muskegon and Grand Rapids. The two major political parties that dominate the local elections are the Republicans and Democrats. Local elections for mayor, city council, school board, and other governmental positions are hotly contested and generate a great deal of interest from the citizens of Port Sheldon. Candidates often campaign vigorously to gain support from constituents and highlight their qualifications for a particular office. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education are usually at the forefront of local debates. In addition to partisan politics, community organizations play an important role in determining which candidates will be successful during elections. Local churches, charities, business associations, and civic groups all help to shape the political landscape in Port Sheldon.
The political climate in Port Sheldon, MI is moderately 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
Port Sheldon, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Port Sheldon, 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 Port Sheldon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,643 contributions totaling $163,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 641 contributions totaling $428,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $668 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)