Alpena, MI is a small city located in the northern part of the state and is home to many people. The local politics in Alpena are focused on providing the residents with services that will help them to live their best lives. The city has several initiatives that involve improving public safety, community development, and education programs for students. There are also several different committees and organizations that support various causes and ensure that all voices are heard and represented within local government. Local elections for mayor and other positions in Alpena occur every two years, when citizens get to choose who will lead the city into the future. Overall, Alpena is known as a peaceful city that puts its citizens first and works hard to create a better tomorrow.
The political climate in Alpena, MI is moderately conservative.
Alpena County, MI is strongly conservative. In Alpena County, MI 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alpena county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Alpena county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alpena, MI is moderately conservative.
Alpena County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alpena Metro Area 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.
Alpena, 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 Alpena, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $29,553 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $23,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)