Woodland, MI is an unincorporated community in Michigan's Grand Traverse County. It is an area with a rich history and strong ties to its small-town roots. Although the area does not have any local political candidates, the politics of 48897 Woodland MI still impacts the daily life of its citizens. The county government works hard to provide basic services such as law enforcement, public health, and emergency management. Additionally, residents are able to stay informed about state and federal issues through their representatives in Lansing and Washington D.C. As a rural community, Woodland faces unique challenges that require special attention from elected officials, leading many residents to become increasingly involved in local politics for the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Zip 48897 (Woodland, MI) is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MI is very conservative. In Barry County, MI 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.8%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48897 (Woodland, MI) is strongly conservative.
Woodland, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Barry County, Michigan is very 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.
Woodland, 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 48897 (Woodland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)