Webster, MI is a small town in Michigan that values its local politics. The town holds elections for mayor and other important local positions every year with the citizens choosing who they feel will best represent them. In recent years, the town has seen more involvement from residents in terms of volunteering to be on boards or working on campaigns for the various candidates. Residents work hard to ensure that their voices are heard and that their interests are represented by the leaders they choose. As a result, Webster prides itself on having a strong sense of community and civic duty among its citizens.
The political climate in Webster, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Webster, 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 Webster, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44,164 contributions totaling $4,968,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,062 contributions totaling $1,139,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)