Lyons, MI is a small town located in Ingham County. Despite its small size, the politics of Lyons are important to its citizens. Local elections are held every two years, and candidates must be registered with the City Clerk prior to the election. There are a variety of political viewpoints represented in Lyons, ranging from conservative to progressive. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, and crime prevention are regularly discussed among residents. The city council is made up of dedicated volunteers who strive to make decisions that best represent the needs of Lyons and its citizens. The community is also actively involved in state and federal politics through various organizations and initiatives. Overall, the people of Lyons take pride in their part in shaping the political landscape both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Lyons, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyons, MI is strongly conservative.
Ionia 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.
Lyons, 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 Lyons, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)