Homestead, MI is a small city located in the south-eastern part of Michigan. It has a diverse population and is home to many different cultures. The political atmosphere in Homestead consists of two main parties: Democratic and Republican. There are several local political candidates that are running for office this year, from both major parties. Issues that have been addressed by the candidates include job creation, strengthening public education, improving infrastructure and increasing public safety. Additionally, the candidates have discussed ways to address environmental concerns such as air pollution and water quality as well as ways to promote economic stability for all members of the community. Regardless of who ends up winning the election, it's clear that the citizens of Homestead will benefit from having representatives that can come together on important issues and work towards creating positive change for their city.
The political climate in Homestead, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homestead, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City 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.
Homestead, 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 Homestead, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,196 contributions totaling $118,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $23,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)