Whitehall, Michigan is a small city located in Muskegon County. It has a population of about 3,500 people and is governed by a Mayor-council form of government. The current mayor of Whitehall is James White, who was elected in 2017 and serves for four years. The City Council consists of seven members elected at-large to serve a two-year term. The primary duties of the mayor and the council are to serve the needs of the citizens by making sure that taxes are used responsibly and efficiently to provide necessary services such as police protection, street maintenance, water supply safety, and other city-related services. The mayor also acts as an advocate for Whitehall residents, attending meetings with state and federal agencies on their behalf. They also serve as the face of Whitehall when discussing development plans with developers or other organizations. Although local political candidates are not discussed here, it is important to note that each election cycle brings new faces to the council which helps ensure that all voices within the community can be heard regarding local politics in Whitehall.
The political climate in Whitehall, MI is leaning conservative.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitehall, MI is leaning conservative.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Whitehall, 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 Whitehall, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $14,331 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $11,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)