The Ludington, MI Metro Area is a hub of political activity in the state of Michigan. The area has been represented by Republican and Democratic candidates in both local and statewide elections, with the region typically leaning Republican. Local politicians tend to focus on issues important to the local community, such as education, health care, transportation, and economic development. Many candidates have also taken positions on broader topics such as gun control, immigration reform, and environmental protection. With an engaged population of voters looking for solutions to their problems, Ludington is sure to remain an important political center for years to come.
The political climate in Ludington Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Ludington Metro Area 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Ludington metro area remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
The Ludington metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ludington Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Ludington, Michigan: R R d r 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ludington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,402 contributions totaling $100,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $42,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)