Waverly, MI is a small city located in the heart of Michigan. It has a rich history and unique culture that is beloved by its residents. Despite its small size, Waverly has an active political scene and many passionate citizens who are invested in the success of their community. Local elections often draw large turnouts as voters seek to choose leaders who will represent their interests and address the challenges facing their city. Politicians from both major parties often compete fiercely for seats on city council, school board, and other governing bodies in order to ensure that Waverly remains a vibrant and strong community for years to come.
The political climate in Waverly, MI is leaning liberal.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waverly, MI is leaning liberal.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Waverly, Michigan: r 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 Waverly, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,681 contributions totaling $294,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 524 contributions totaling $103,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)