Eaton County is located in Michigan and is home to many wonderful communities. The county contains a variety of political issues that residents are actively discussing. Much of the focus has been on local government decisions such as how to best use tax revenue, improving infrastructure and protecting local resources. Local candidates often debate on these issues and offer solutions for the people of Eaton County. The local elections also bring out those who are interested in making change through their vote and having their voices heard. It is an exciting time as residents come together to make decisions that will shape the future of Eaton County for generations to come.
The political climate in Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative.
In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eaton County, MI 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.
Eaton, Michigan: r r d d 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 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 Eaton County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,319 contributions totaling $371,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,136 contributions totaling $470,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $414 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)