Lapeer, Michigan is a small city located in the east-central region of the state. It has a population of 8,841 according to the 2019 US Census Bureau. The city is served by a mayor and city council that are elected by the citizens to represent their interests. Local politics in Lapeer focus on topics such as economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and environmental issues. The local government values citizen participation and regularly holds public meetings to discuss important topics with citizens. Political candidates from both major parties have run for office in Lapeer and have been supported by diverse coalitions of residents who share common goals. Citizens actively participate in local elections and strive to shape our community into an even better place to live than it already is.
The political climate in Lapeer, MI is moderately conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lapeer, MI is moderately conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
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.
Lapeer, Michigan: R R r 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 Lapeer, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 795 contributions totaling $51,014 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $24,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)