Akron, MI is a small rural town in Mid-Michigan with a population of approximately 1,650 citizens. Located in Shiawassee County and surrounded by the great lakes, Akron has a vibrant local politics. The town is run by an elected Mayor and a six-member City Council who serve two year terms. These elected officials are responsible for governing the everyday functions of the city such as budgeting, public safety, trash collection, and more. Akron also has representation at the state level with their state house representative as well as senators from both Michigan’s upper and lower classrooms. This local representation allows citizens to have their voices heard on various political matters concerning their community. There are also numerous civic organizations that regularly host events to promote transparency and get citizens involved in local politics. All of these opportunities ensure that Akron residents are educated about what is happening politically in their city so that they can make informed decisions when voting or attending meetings.
The political climate in Akron, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Akron, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola County, Michigan is very 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.
Akron, Michigan: r r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Akron, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $12,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)