Alabaster, MI is a small city located in the southeastern region of Michigan. Although it has a modest population, Alabaster is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to local politics. The political landscape in Alabaster is generally dominated by local issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Over the past several years, the city has held elections for local offices such as mayor, sheriff, and city council members to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions about important matters impacting the community such as budgets, taxes, and zoning regulations. The people of Alabaster take their political engagement seriously and regularly participate in local campaigns to make sure that their views are represented in government decisions.
The political climate in Alabaster, 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
Alabaster, MI is strongly conservative.
Iosco County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Alabaster, 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 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 Alabaster, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $3,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)