Robinson, Michigan is a small town in the northern part of the state that is known for its tight-knit community and its commitment to supporting local businesses. The city is served by a mayor, who is elected every two years, and a City Council representing four wards throughout the city. Local politics in Robinson focuses on keeping taxes low while providing citizens with essential services such as quality public schools, safe streets, and affordable housing. In addition to maintaining strong relationships with local businesses, the mayor and City Council also work together to advocate for state and federal funding for public infrastructure projects like roads and bridges. Robinson's political landscape is further shaped by active community members who are passionate about preserving the town's distinct character while working towards meaningful progress.
The political climate in Robinson, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Robinson, MI is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Robinson, 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 Robinson, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,134 contributions totaling $163,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 578 contributions totaling $154,462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)