Muskegon County, Michigan is an area rich in political history and activity. The county has traditionally been a strong Democratic stronghold in the state, though more recently there has been an upsurge in Republican support. Locally, the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners is made up of five members representing four districts within the county. The board works to pass resolutions and ordinances that benefit both residents and businesses in the county. Additionally, Muskegon County voters are represented by several state representatives and senators who are actively involved in passing legislation that affects their constituents. As such, Muskegon county residents have access to a wide range of elected officials who work hard to ensure the best possible outcomes for their communities.
The political climate in Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal.
In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Muskegon, 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 Muskegon County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,451 contributions totaling $261,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,081 contributions totaling $344,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)