Hart, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The town is governed by an elected mayor and a city council made up of eight members. Hart boasts an active and engaged citizenry, with numerous local political activities throughout the year. Civic groups are actively involved in the local political process, holding forums for candidates to discuss hot-button issues such as education and taxes. Many of these meetings are open to the public, allowing residents to have their voices heard when it comes to deciding which course of action should be taken for the betterment of the community. In addition, residents can participate in local elections by casting their vote at the polls or through absentee ballots. Allowing all citizens to have their say helps ensure that everyone's opinion is taken into account when decisions are made about how best to manage Hart's resources and take care of its citizens.
The political climate in Hart, MI is moderately conservative.
Oceana County, MI is strongly conservative. In Oceana County, MI 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oceana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.1%.
Oceana county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hart, MI is moderately conservative.
Oceana County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Hart, Michigan: R R d 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 Hart, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)