Politics in 49636 Glen Arbor, MI are largely influenced by the Grand Traverse County government. The county is run by an elected Board of Commissioners and a County Administrator, both of which oversee the county's numerous departments and services. Grand Traverse County is divided into five districts, each of which elects one representative to serve on the Board of Commissioners. The Board is responsible for setting policy and overseeing operations at the county level while also representing the people of their district. In addition to the Board, there are a variety of other local political offices that are either appointed or elected within the township boundaries. These offices range from Constable to Sheriff to Township Trustee and more, each playing an important role in governing local affairs.
The political climate in Zip 49636 (Glen Arbor, MI) is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49636 (Glen Arbor, MI) is leaning conservative.
Glen Arbor, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City 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.
Glen Arbor, Michigan: R R d r r 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 zip 49636 (Glen Arbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $41,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $12,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)