Holland, Michigan, located in the western part of the state on the shore of Lake Michigan, is a small city with a population of 33,058. The local politics in Holland are driven by the mayor and seven-member City Council. All elected officials focus on preserving the city's rich history and heritage while working to improve its infrastructure and overall quality of life for its residents. The Mayor and City Council work together to pursue initiatives such as housing programs for low-income families, establishing bike paths throughout the city, and improving public safety. Additionally, locals have access to two major parks within Holland – Kollen Park and Windmill Island Gardens – which offer recreational activities for people of all ages. There is also a vibrant arts scene in Holland, with numerous galleries and performance spaces along 8th Street. Through these efforts, local politicians in Holland ensure that their constituents' needs are met while maintaining an environment that encourages growth and creativity.
The political climate in Zip 49424 (Holland, MI) is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49424 (Holland, MI) is moderately conservative.
Holland, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood 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.
Holland, Michigan: R R R 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 49424 (Holland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,265 contributions totaling $126,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 569 contributions totaling $408,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)