The politics in Mount Pleasant, MI Metro Area are varied and interesting. As a mid-sized city, the area has its own local government consisting of a mayor, city commissioners, and other appointed officials who oversee the decisions of the local government. Additionally, the city is represented in the State House and Senate by four representatives who focus on issues that affect the entire Metro Area. At the federal level, Mount Pleasant is represented by two members of Congress who ensure that their constituents' voices are heard at the highest levels of government. In addition to these elected officials, there are many political organizations within Mount Pleasant which allow for citizens to get involved in civic engagement initiatives. These organizations promote public education about current issues and advocate for change at both local and national levels. All in all, politics in Mount Pleasant offer an opportunity for all citizens to have their voices heard on a variety of topics.
The political climate in Mount Pleasant Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Mount Pleasant Metro Area 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mount Pleasant metro area remained narrowly Republican, 50.3% to 47.7%.
The Mount Pleasant metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Pleasant Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan: d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mount Pleasant Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,154 contributions totaling $657,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 585 contributions totaling $415,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $710 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)