Grand Haven Charter Township in Michigan is an area that values its local politics. Although the township does not have its own mayor or city council, it is represented by several officials from the county and state level who help to shape the political landscape of Grand Haven. At these levels there are county commissioners, senators, and representatives all working together to ensure that this community receives the best services and representation possible. There is also a great emphasis on voter participation as local elections bring residents of Grand Haven Charter Township out to cast their ballot and have their voices heard. This allows for a more unified township where everyone’s views can be taken into account in regards to matters concerning the local government, such as taxes and infrastructure.
The political climate in Grand Haven charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Haven charter, MI is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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.
Grand Haven charter, 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 Grand Haven charter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,091 contributions totaling $148,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 339 contributions totaling $91,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)