The small town of Westphalia, Michigan is located in the heart of mid-Michigan. With a population of just under 2,000 residents, this rural community is home to many hardworking individuals and families. In an effort to ensure that the voice of its citizens is heard on matters concerning them, the town has several local political candidates vying for positions in the government. Among these include current mayor Mark Schmitz, Town Clerk Sara White, and Trustees Joe Dyer and Mary Jo Schultz. All four individuals are committed to representing their constituents’ best interests by promoting transparency, preserving Westphalia’s small-town charm, and advocating for continued economic growth. Whether it is through attending neighborhood block parties or participating in various fundraising initiatives around town, these local politicians strive to ensure that the needs of their constituents are being met.
The political climate in Zip 48894 (Westphalia, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48894 (Westphalia, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Westphalia, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Westphalia, 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 48894 (Westphalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $83 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)