The politics in 49969 Watersmeet, MI are closely connected to the larger municipalities and counties of the region. The local elected officials in this area are responsible for representing their constituents on a range of issues such as taxation, infrastructure and public safety. Elections at the city and county level are an important way for residents to engage with local government and make their voices heard. Although there are no specific local political candidates in 49969 Watersmeet, MI, it is important for citizens to stay informed about the local political landscape and support their preferred candidates when possible. By staying involved, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and that the community鈥檚 needs are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 49969 (Watersmeet, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Gogebic County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Gogebic County, MI 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gogebic county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 43.1%.
Gogebic county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49969 (Watersmeet, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Watersmeet, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Gogebic County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Watersmeet, Michigan: d d D d 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 49969 (Watersmeet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $174,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,010 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $18,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $589 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)