Ravenna, MI is a small town located in Muskegon County. It has an estimated population of about 1,719 people and covers roughly 2.1 square miles. Politically, Ravenna is predominantly controlled by the Republican Party, with many local political candidates running under the GOP banner. In the last election cycle, Republican candidate Cindy Huizenga was elected to represent Michigan's 91st House District in Lansing. Additionally, Republican James Lower won a seat in the Michigan State Senate representing District 70. Locally, residents have elected candidates for city council positions as well as school board members who focus on improving the lives of their constituents while being fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars. The citizens of Ravenna are supportive of the current government and its efforts to create a bright future for the community as it continues to grow and flourish.
The political climate in Zip 49451 (Ravenna, MI) is somewhat conservative.
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 49451 (Ravenna, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Ravenna, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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.
Ravenna, 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 49451 (Ravenna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $14,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)