West Monroe, MI is a small town located in the central part of the state. The politics in West Monroe are largely dominated by local issues and concerns. Although there is no one specific political party that has control in town, citizens of West Monroe usually vote for candidates who emphasize topics such as economic growth, education, and public safety. Town residents also value the importance of preserving natural resources, improving infrastructure, and supporting local businesses. There have been numerous elections in recent years that have seen close races between candidates from both major parties. Ultimately though, the people of West Monroe tend to come together when it comes to voting for who will represent them best on important municipal matters.
The political climate in West Monroe, MI is somewhat 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
West Monroe, MI is somewhat 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.
West Monroe, 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 West Monroe, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $53,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $62,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)