The city of Muskegon, MI (49440) is located in Muskegon County and is the largest city on the western side of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It boasts a number of vibrant neighborhoods, a booming economy based on tourism and manufacturing, and is home to many thriving businesses. Politically, the city has always been known for its independence and progressive ideals. In recent years, Muskegon has had three mayors; two Democrats and one Republican. The most recent mayor was Stephen Gawron who served from 2012-2020. During this period he oversaw the revitalization of downtown Muskegon by bringing in new businesses and attractions to boost the local economy. Local political candidates have included candidates from both major parties as well as independent candidates who strive to bring about meaningful change in the community. Overall, politics in 49440 Muskegon, MI are largely determined by local issues such as economic growth, public safety, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and environmental protection.
The political climate in Zip 49440 (Muskegon, MI) is leaning liberal.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49440 (Muskegon, MI) is leaning liberal.
Muskegon, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Muskegon, Michigan: D D D D d 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 49440 (Muskegon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $6,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)