Ingham County, Michigan is a vibrant community with a rich history of political involvement. The county is home to the state capital of Lansing and is actively involved in the legislative process. Residents of Ingham County have the opportunity to shape local policies and influence state laws through their involvement in politics. There are several local political organizations and parties who actively participate in policy making and electioneering throughout the county, from grassroots activists to professional campaigners. Political leaders strive to make Ingham County a safe, prosperous place for its citizens. Participating in local politics helps ensure that all voices are heard and that each individual’s vote matters.Through engaging with elected officials and getting involved in policy debates, residents of Ingham County can help shape their government and create positive change for their community.
The political climate in 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
Ingham County, MI 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.
Ingham, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Ingham County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,320 contributions totaling $2,495,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,028 contributions totaling $2,420,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $799 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)