Arbela, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan. While the town is small and does not have an official population count, it still has a vibrant political scene that provides opportunities to shape the future of Arbela. Every election year, local political candidates come forward to express their views on how the town should be run and what kind of policies should be implemented. The local political elections are hotly contested due to the passionate citizens that make up Arbela's diverse population. Politicians must campaign tirelessly in order to gain support from all corners of the town while also ensuring their platform aligns with the vision most citizens share for Arbela. This process provides a unique opportunity for citizens to interact directly with representatives who can help ensure their needs are met and their voices heard when making decisions that will affect them now and into the future.
The political climate in Arbela, MI is very 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
Arbela, MI is very 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.
Arbela, 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 Arbela, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 554 contributions totaling $63,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $73,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)