Lake Leelanau, MI is a small community located in the northwest corner of Michigan's lower peninsula. The local politics reflect the values and beliefs of the people living there. Lake Leelanau is a part of Grand Traverse County, which is run by a seven-member board of commissioners. This board meets on a regular basis to discuss issues that affect the county and its citizens. Aside from this, other local political offices are held by mayors, city council members, police chiefs, and judges. Each individual brings their own unique perspectives to local government and works together to ensure that Lake Leelanau remains an enjoyable place for residents and visitors alike. While no single politician holds authority over all of Lake Leelanau's laws and regulations, they work together to make sure that everyone's needs are met in a fair and equitable manner.
The political climate in Zip 49653 (Lake Leelanau, 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 49653 (Lake Leelanau, MI) is leaning conservative.
Lake Leelanau, 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.
Lake Leelanau, 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 49653 (Lake Leelanau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 342 contributions totaling $8,798 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $15,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)