Lakeview, MI is a small community located in Montcalm County. Despite its size, the politics of this small town are an important part of the local culture and have been for many years. The city is governed by the City Council which is made up of five members elected every two years. The city also has other important positions such as mayor, treasurer and clerk that are elected on a four year cycle. In terms of party affiliation, Lakeview is primarily a Republican leaning area with some Independents representing the town on certain boards and commissions. While elections may be contentious at times, there is always a sense of respect and civility shared between all candidates when it comes to making important decisions for the future of Lakeview.
The political climate in Zip 48850 (Lakeview, MI) is very conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48850 (Lakeview, MI) is very conservative.
Lakeview, Michigan is very conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very 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.
Lakeview, 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 48850 (Lakeview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $8,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)