Twin Lake, MI is a small town situated in the heart of Michigan. Although it is a relatively small community, it has a rich political history. The town has seen many local and state politicians come and go over the years. It is home to some of the most passionate political debates in the area, as residents are very engaged in active civic involvement. In addition to numerous local initiatives that encourage civic engagement, Twin Lake also elects representatives for both its city government and its county board of commissioners. Currently, there are several candidates vying for office in both positions, providing citizens with an array of choices when it comes to selecting their representatives. Residents of Twin Lake are passionate about their political beliefs and strongly encourage others to participate in the democratic process by voting or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Twin Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Twin Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Twin 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 Twin Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $5,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $17,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $891 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)