Goodland, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan with a population of approximately 8,000 residents. The politics of Goodland are governed by local leaders who exemplify the values of the community. These local leaders come together to make decisions that will benefit all citizens and ensure strong governance for the town. They work collaboratively to address issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and social justice initiatives. The local political candidates for Goodland advocate for these important goals while also engaging with the citizens to ensure their voices are heard in government. Ultimately, Goodland's political system strives to uphold the interests of its citizens and provide effective representation across all sectors.
The political climate in Goodland, MI is very 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
Goodland, MI is very 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.
Goodland, 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 Goodland, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $3,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $9,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)