The city of Wyoming, MI is a small but vibrant community located in Kent County. It is home to a variety of political voices and perspectives, from conservative to liberal. Wyoming’s local politics are populated by both Democrats and Republicans who are committed to the welfare of its citizens. The local government is dedicated to providing services that will improve the quality of life for residents and businesses alike. Many different departments within the city serve the needs of its citizens, including public safety, parks & recreation, economic development, and more. Local elections ensure that leaders are elected who share the same vision for Wyoming’s future as most of its residents do. Despite differences in opinions on certain issues, the people of Wyoming remain united in their commitment to make this wonderful city even better.
The political climate in Wyoming, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wyoming, MI is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Wyoming, Michigan: R R d r r 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 Wyoming, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,372 contributions totaling $551,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,203 contributions totaling $14,457,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)