Holton, MI is a small town in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It has a long history of political activism and engagement with local political issues. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government, with elections held every two years for city council seats and mayor. Holton residents are passionate about preserving their small-town atmosphere while taking on important local issues such as economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. Additionally, there are numerous organizations at the local level that focus on advocating for different points of view and sharing resources to help educate voters on important issues. Holton residents take pride in their voting record and show strong support for their local politicians who strive to make the city an even better place to live each election cycle.
The political climate in Holton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holton, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Holton, 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 Holton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $16,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $33,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)