The Muskegon Metro Area is home to a diverse political landscape with the Democratic and Republican parties vying for control of state government offices. The local elections are hotly contested, with candidates from both parties vying for office. This area is also known for its strong grassroots support, with many citizens getting involved in their local politics. From city council meetings to county commissioner races, local politics are always an important topic in the Muskegon Metro Area. It is no surprise then that voter turnout is high and that the community takes pride in their elected officials. With such varied political opinions, it's no wonder why the Muskegon Metro Area remains an interesting and important part of Michigan's political landscape.
The political climate in Muskegon Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Muskegon Metro Area 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, the Muskegon metro area remained slightly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
The Muskegon metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Muskegon Metro Area
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)