The politics in Laketon, MI are a source of pride for many of its citizens. As a small city with its own local government, Laketon has an extensive history of creating and implementing policies that benefit the community. The city is home to several local political organizations including the Laketon Republican Party, the Laketon Democratic Party, and several independent candidates who have fought for issues important to the people in the area. There are numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved in various aspects of politics through attending town hall meetings or participating in campaigns to advocate for their causes. With such a diverse range of opinions and dedicated leaders from all sides of the political spectrum, it’s not hard to see why politics in Laketon remain so vibrant.
The political climate in Laketon, 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
Laketon, 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.
Laketon, 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 Laketon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 546 contributions totaling $39,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $61,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)