 Rick Snyder (R) by a 22-percent margin in the 2010 statewide elections and again by a 12-point margin in 2014, but Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) carried the county by 17 points in 2018.While Republicans held a majority on the County Commission for most of its history, following the 2018 elections, there are 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans.In the 116th Congress, Oakland County is represented by four Democrats, Brenda Lawrence (14th), Andy Levin (9th), Haley Stevens (11th) and Elissa Slotkin (8th).