Riga, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Lenawee County. It is known for its vibrant and welcoming atmosphere, with many of its citizens actively involved in the local politics that keep the town running. The City Council of Riga consists of five members, all of whom are elected by the residents on a four-year term basis. Along with the Mayor who serves as the presiding officer, they are responsible for making key decisions about issues such as local taxation, zoning regulations, and economic development. Additionally, representatives from the village board attend regular meetings to provide input into policy decisions or to voice their concerns. Residents can also get involved in local politics by attending council meetings or contacting their representatives directly with any questions they may have.
The political climate in Riga, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riga, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately 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.
Riga, 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 Riga, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152 contributions totaling $7,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $27,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)