Lyon, MI is a small town located in Central Michigan. The town has a rich history of political engagement and community involvement. Local politics are largely focused on the Lyon Township Board of Trustees and the Board of Education. The town is represented by three trustees, elected by residents every four years to represent their interests in the Town's government. In addition, the Lyon Community Schools Board of Education comprises seven members elected at-large from across the township for overlapping terms of six years. Elections are held annually with positions rotating each year between elections for the Trustees and School Board members. Though local politics may not be as prominent as more populous areas, they remain an important part of life in Lyon, MI and provide citizens with an opportunity to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Lyon, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Roscommon County, MI 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roscommon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.4%.
Roscommon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyon, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon 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.
Lyon, Michigan: d 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 Lyon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $33,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $12,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)