Alger County, Michigan is a vibrant community with a rich history of civic engagement and political involvement. The county has been home to many active local politicians over the years, who have worked to improve the lives of its citizens. In recent years, Alger County has seen a renewed energy in the local political scene, with more people getting involved in the process and voicing their opinions on issues that affect them. From school boards to city councils, there is an abundance of opportunities for citizens to be directly involved in their local government and make change happen. Elections for county offices have been competitive and spirited, demonstrating how important politics is to Alger County residents. Whether it’s a state representative or sheriff up for election, voters take great pride in making sure they pick candidates that represent their views and beliefs. Through grassroots efforts like town hall meetings and debates between candidates, Alger County residents are taking an active role in shaping the future of their communities.
The political climate in Alger County, MI is moderately conservative.
In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alger County, MI is moderately 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.
Alger, Michigan: r d d 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 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 Alger County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $18,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $16,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)