The small town of 49267 Ottawa Lake, Michigan is a part of the larger Whiteford Township. The government structure in this area relies on elected officials to advocate for the community's interests and well-being. The local political system includes the Whiteford Township Supervisor, two Trustees, four elected Township Board members, a Clerk and Treasurer. Each official has an important role in making decisions that benefit the community. Most recently, these leaders have been working hard to improve road safety by installing additional signs along residential streets and increasing the number of patrol officers throughout town. They also advocate for better access to quality education and health care services in order to ensure that all residents have a chance at prosperity. With a strong commitment from local leaders, Ottawa Lake is sure to remain a great place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 49267 (Ottawa Lake, MI) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49267 (Ottawa Lake, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ottawa Lake, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ottawa Lake, Michigan: d 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 49267 (Ottawa Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,331 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $13,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)