The politics of 49343 Sand Lake, MI are largely shaped by the values of its citizens. Residents here tend to be conservative in their views and have a strong sense of community. They take an active role in local issues, such as voting in elections for both state and federal representatives. The city council is also heavily involved in decisions regarding the local economy, public safety, zoning regulations, and more. In recent years they have taken measures to reduce traffic congestion, attract new businesses, and improve educational opportunities for students. Local politicians are often seen attending community events and engaging with citizens on important topics such as healthcare reform or economic development. Residents remain vocal about their opinions on these issues and strive to ensure that their voices are heard through the political process.
The political climate in Zip 49343 (Sand Lake, MI) is leaning conservative.
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 49343 (Sand Lake, MI) is leaning conservative.
Sand Lake, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Sand Lake, 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 49343 (Sand Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 756 contributions totaling $19,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)