Stony Point, MI is a small town located in the Midwest with a population of just over 3,000 people. It is a close-knit community where politics often plays an important role in local decisions and discussions. The town is served by two different governing bodies. The Stony Point Township Board is made up of five elected officials who are responsible for developing and enforcing local ordinances related to zoning, public health, safety and other local issues. They strive to ensure that all residents are represented equitably and fairly in their decisions. Additionally, they are responsible for working with the County Board to ensure the community receives necessary funding resources from state and federal sources. Local elections are held every year to determine who serves on the Town Board as well as other elected positions within the township such as mayor, clerk treasurer and police chief. Residents take great interest in these elections as it will ultimately affect their quality of life in Stony Point for years to come.
The political climate in Stony Point, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stony Point, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe 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.
Stony Point, Michigan: d r d d 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 Stony Point, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $10,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $48,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)