Lake Michigan Beach, MI has a thriving political landscape that is largely focused on the local issues that affect the community. The local government consists of a mayor, five city council members, and various other elected offices such as assessor and treasurer. All of these officials are elected to four-year terms and aim to represent their constituents in making decisions that benefit the community. Local elections tend to be competitive and often involve multiple candidates vying for a seat on the city council or for mayor. The citizens of Lake Michigan Beach take an active role in politics by attending city council meetings and voting in local elections. Through their participation, residents can hold their government accountable and ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to affecting policy changes within their municipality.
The political climate in Lake Michigan Beach, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, MI is leaning conservative. In Berrien County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berrien county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.3%.
Berrien county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Michigan Beach, MI is somewhat conservative.
Berrien County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Niles 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.
Lake Michigan Beach, 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 Lake Michigan Beach, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $10,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $12,328 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)