Weldon, MI is a small city in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Although it is a small city, Weldon has an important role to play in local politics. There are several local political initiatives and candidates that are working to improve the quality of life for Weldon's citizens. As a community, Weldon is committed to promoting economic development, education resources, healthcare access and environmental sustainability. Through collaboration with local leaders and businesses, as well as with state and federal representatives, Weldon is actively working towards creating a better future for its citizens. In addition to this, there are various community organizations that are actively engaged in advocating for positive change in Weldon. Local government officials have worked hard to ensure that all residents have access to their rights and opportunities within the city. Through their work, they are helping to create a more equitable environment where all citizens can participate fully in their community.
The political climate in Weldon, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weldon, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City 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.
Weldon, Michigan: r r d 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 Weldon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,945 contributions totaling $132,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $21,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)