Barton Hills, MI is a small town located in the center of Michigan with a strong sense of community. It has a local government that consists of a Mayor and City Council, who are elected by the citizens every four years. The city is striving to create an environment that encourages economic growth, while preserving its rural charm. The Mayor and City Council work together to ensure the best interests of the residents are met in all decision making processes. Through their efforts, they have achieved some incredible successes in improving quality of life for their constituents by investing in infrastructure and services. The current Mayor and City Council have worked hard to ensure Barton Hills remains a safe and inviting place for all to live. They recently implemented initiatives aimed at creating jobs within the community, as well as investing in public transportation options. With its focus on economic development and preservation of natural resources, Barton Hills is positioned for future success as one of Michigan’s most desirable towns to live in.
The political climate in Barton Hills, MI is moderately 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
Barton Hills, MI is moderately 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.
Barton Hills, 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 Barton Hills, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,439 contributions totaling $2,110,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 863 contributions totaling $534,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)