The city of Spring Lake, MI (49456) is a small, peaceful community situated on the shores of Lake Michigan. As such, politics in the area focus heavily on environmental and economic growth opportunities as well as public safety measures. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with five council members and one mayor representing their constituents in local matters. They work together to promote business development, strengthen community initiatives, and safeguard the health of the environment. In addition to these elected officials, Spring Lake has several organizations that are devoted to preserving its natural beauty and promoting civic engagement among its citizens. By working together with local businesses and residents, these groups strive to ensure that all people within the 49456 ZIP code have access to quality education, recreational opportunities, and economic stability.
The political climate in Zip 49456 (Spring Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Ottawa County, MI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.4%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49456 (Spring Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Spring Lake, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ottawa County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Spring Lake, 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 49456 (Spring Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 986 contributions totaling $100,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $140,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)