Grand Ledge, MI 48837 is a small town with a population of approximately 7,301 people. The city has a mayor-council form of government and is currently led by Mayor Kalmin Smith, who was elected in November 2017 and began his term on January 1, 2018. Local politicians representing Grand Ledge on the state level are Representative Tom Barrett (R-District 71), Senator Stephanie Chang (D-District 1), and Representative Sarah Anthony (D-District 68). The city council consists of seven members who represent each ward within the city. All decisions are made through discussions held at their bi-monthly meetings, which are open to the public. The city also holds an annual election for mayor and council members every two years. Grand Ledge is committed to engaging citizens in local politics and making sure that all voices are heard when decisions are being made regarding the future of Grand Ledge.
The political climate in Zip 48837 (Grand Ledge, MI) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 48837 (Grand Ledge, MI) is leaning conservative.
Grand Ledge, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan 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.
Grand Ledge, 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 zip 48837 (Grand Ledge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 834 contributions totaling $76,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $303,808 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)