Sylvan Lake, MI is a small, vibrant community located in Northern Michigan. It has a strong sense of community and history that makes it an ideal place to live. The politics in Sylvan Lake are mainly driven by local referendum initiatives and the decisions of its elected officials. Local referendums have been used on topics such as zoning regulations, road construction projects, and other important measures that affect the quality of life for citizens. These referendums are put before the voting public to determine whether or not they should be enacted into law. Elected officials in Sylvan Lake serve four-year terms and are responsible for making important decisions about the town's future. These decisions include approving budgets, overseeing government operations, and setting policies for various departments within the city government. Many of these officials come from diverse backgrounds and perspectives which helps to ensure that all voices are heard when making decisions for the good of the entire community.
The political climate in Sylvan Lake, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sylvan Lake, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Sylvan Lake, Michigan: d d D d d 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 Sylvan Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,267 contributions totaling $499,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,385 contributions totaling $1,592,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)