Grand Haven, MI is a small city located on the shores of Lake Michigan. As the county seat of Ottawa County, Grand Haven has a local government comprised of elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city. The current mayor is Geri McCaleb, who was elected in 2018 and is dedicated to continuing to improve the beautiful town and its amenities for current and future residents. Grand Haven also boasts an active political landscape with many citizens involved in their local and state government affairs, often working together to bring about positive results that benefit everyone in the community. These civic efforts have resulted in numerous successes from improving infrastructure to creating more recreational opportunities for families. With strong leadership and increased awareness, Grand Haven is sure to continue on its path towards becoming a great place for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Grand Haven, MI is somewhat 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
Grand Haven, MI is somewhat 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.
Grand Haven, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Grand Haven, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,699 contributions totaling $212,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 763 contributions totaling $213,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)