Westphalia, MI is a small town located in the south-central part of Michigan. It has a long history of political involvement, dating back to the formation of the state itself. In recent years, Westphalia has seen an influx of new residents, drawn by its charming downtown and small town atmosphere. In terms of local politics, Westphalia primarily votes along party lines. Residents have historically voted for conservative Republican candidates in local elections, such as mayor or city council members. The current mayor is Matthew Rothfuss, who was elected into office in 2018 on a platform of lower taxes and business development. Local elections feature several candidates from both major parties competing for office every cycle. Despite its small size, Westphalia takes politics seriously and strives to ensure that all voices are heard during elections.
The political climate in Westphalia, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westphalia, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton 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.
Westphalia, Michigan: R R d r 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 Westphalia, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $83 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)