Whitmore Lake, MI is a small town located on the western edge of Washtenaw County. It has a population of just over 6,000 people and is known for its charming downtown area, scenic lake views, and close-knit community. Politically, Whitmore Lake leans to the left, with an overwhelming majority of registered voters being members of the Democratic Party. Despite this fact, there are still many opportunities for political engagement in Whitmore Lake. The township has a Board of Trustees that meets on a regular basis and is responsible for taking care of the needs and concerns of local residents. In addition, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners also serves Whitmore Lake in terms of county services and initiatives. Local issues such as zoning changes, road improvement projects, and budget decisions are all discussed in open public meetings several times throughout the year. Residents are encouraged to attend these meetings to voice their opinions or show their support for various proposals from local politicians.
The political climate in Whitmore Lake, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitmore Lake, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Whitmore 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 Whitmore Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,254 contributions totaling $466,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,091 contributions totaling $292,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)