White Oak, MI is a small suburban town located in southeast Michigan. The politics in White Oak are largely shaped by local initiatives, as there are no representatives from major political parties. Voters choose candidates who align with their values and work to ensure that the needs and interests of the local community are being addressed. For example, lately there has been an increase of support for environmental initiatives such as tree-planting programs or ways to reduce pollution levels in the air. Additionally, citizens have pushed for public transportation options that allow people to access nearby cities quickly and safely. Overall, White Oak residents take pride in their town and strive to make it better through policies that benefit everyone living here.
The political climate in White Oak, MI is leaning liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White Oak, MI is leaning liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
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.
White Oak, 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 White Oak, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $13,883 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $18,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)