The town of Lexington, Michigan is a small community with an estimated population of around 1,400. It is situated in the western part of Sanilac County and boasts a rich history that dates back to the 1800s. Despite its small size, Lexington has a vibrant political scene. Local issues are addressed in town hall meetings and public forums, where citizens can voice their opinions on important decisions facing their community. On the larger scale, local elections are held every two years to decide who will serve as the mayor and trustees for the town’s governing board. During these elections, residents have the opportunity to voice their opinion by voting for candidates who share their views and values. It is through these elections that Lexington's residents can ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding on topics such as taxes, budgeting, and infrastructure improvements.
The political climate in Lexington, MI is strongly conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lexington, MI is strongly conservative.
Sanilac County, Michigan is very 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.
Lexington, Michigan: R R r 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 Lexington, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $6,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $5,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)