The small town of 49548 Wyoming, MI is home to about 6,000 people. The city has a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and seven council members elected from districts. The mayor and council are responsible for setting the policy for the city. The current mayor, Kent Vanderwood, has been in office since 2015 and is committed to improving the infrastructure of the town and creating an atmosphere where businesses can thrive. Recently, several local political candidates have come forward offering their own unique perspectives on how to move the town forward. Each candidate brings different ideas on job growth, public safety, and economic development for Wyoming. With such a wide variety of candidates running for office this year, residents should take some time to carefully consider all their options before casting their vote in November.
The political climate in Zip 49548 (Wyoming, MI) is leaning liberal.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49548 (Wyoming, MI) is leaning liberal.
Wyoming, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Wyoming, Michigan: R R d r r 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 49548 (Wyoming)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $19,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $21,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)