Rothbury, Michigan is a small town located in Muskegon County. It has a rich history and is proud of its many unique attractions that draw people from all over the world. Politically, Rothbury has been represented by various state legislators throughout the years. Currently, Representative Greg VanWoerkom represents the 91st District of Michigan in the House of Representatives. He has served in this capacity since 2018 and works to ensure that the needs of his constituents are met. On the local level, Rothbury is governed by a board of trustees which consists of two elected members who make decisions on behalf of the public. The current trustees are Terry Laman and Ken Heinecke, both elected in 2019. They work together with local officials and citizens to create policies and programs that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 49452 (Rothbury, MI) is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, MI is strongly conservative. In Oceana County, MI 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oceana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.1%.
Oceana county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49452 (Rothbury, MI) is strongly conservative.
Rothbury, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
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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.
Rothbury, Michigan: R R d 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 49452 (Rothbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $6,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $595 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)