Sand Lake, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan. It has a strong sense of community and a rich history of involvement in local politics. The city council consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The mayor presides over the board and is responsible for setting the agenda for meetings. A variety of initiatives related to local needs, such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection, have been put forth by both current and past administrations in order to benefit the entire community. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, four council members, and other positions that may become available. With an engaged population and dedicated elected officials, Sand Lake continues to strive towards excellence in governing its citizens.
The political climate in Sand Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sand Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Sand Lake, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Sand Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 756 contributions totaling $19,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)