South Lyon, MI is a small town located in Oakland County with a population of around 11,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. Politics in South Lyon are managed by the local government and mayor, Dan Pelchat. The city council consists of seven members elected to four-year terms who make decisions regarding various aspects of life in South Lyon. They oversee the police department, the fire department, taxes, zoning laws, and other important aspects of living in the area. The mayor currently serves as the chairperson of the city council and acts as a direct connection between local residents and their government. Residents also have a say in politics when they vote for candidates running for local offices such as mayor or city council member. In addition to voting for candidates, local residents can also participate in town hall meetings held throughout the year to discuss policies that affect their lives in South Lyon.
The political climate in South Lyon, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Lyon, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
South Lyon, 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 South Lyon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 881 contributions totaling $111,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 327 contributions totaling $106,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)