Ash, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan. The politics in Ash are largely influenced by the local community and their concerns. Community engagement is key to making sure that the voices of local citizens are heard. Local elections often feature candidates from both major political parties, as well as independent candidates who are running for office to represent the people of Ash. The town has a strong sense of pride and many residents take part in local volunteer activities and civic organizations, which helps give an insight into what matters to them politically. Residents of Ash are passionate about their views on current issues and strive to ensure that their voice is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Ash, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ash, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ash, Michigan: d r d d 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 Ash, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,449 contributions totaling $57,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 734 contributions totaling $119,313 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)