Leavitt, MI is a small town located in the Midwestern part of the United States. It has a strong sense of community and local pride. The politics of Leavitt are quite unique, as it is one of the few places where both Republicans and Democrats can be found working side by side to ensure the best outcomes for the residents. Local politics include issues such as education, land use, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. Residents have access to their representatives through monthly meetings held at City Hall to discuss current issues and work together on solutions that will benefit all citizens. There are no specific political candidates running in Leavitt for any upcoming elections but residents still remain involved in local politics by attending meetings and voicing their opinions on important matters.
The political climate in Leavitt, MI is strongly 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
Leavitt, MI is strongly 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.
Leavitt, 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 Leavitt, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $14,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)