Hale, MI is a small rural town located in the northeastern part of the state. Despite its size, politics in Hale are still important to its residents. Local elections for mayor, city council, and other roles are held regularly to ensure that the best decisions are made for the community. Residents come together each election cycle to discuss issues and vote for candidates who will represent their interests. In addition to local elections, Hale also participates in larger regional and statewide elections as well. Local political clubs and organizations host debates and forums throughout the year to keep residents informed about upcoming elections and policy updates from their representatives. Overall, politics in Hale remain vital to the success of the community despite its small size.
The political climate in Zip 48739 (Hale, MI) is strongly conservative.
Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48739 (Hale, MI) is strongly conservative.
Hale, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Iosco County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Hale, Michigan: d r 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 zip 48739 (Hale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)