Buckeye, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan and has a rich history of political involvement. The town has been served by both local leaders and state representatives for over 100 years. The people of Buckeye take great pride in their government, which is evident through their high voter turnout in elections. Local government consists of the mayor, council members, and several other community-elected positions. Each year during election season, candidates from all parties come together to discuss issues important to Buckeye’s citizens. Some of these topics include economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure. With each election cycle, the town’s residents have a chance to vote for the best candidate who will serve their interests while helping them move forward with progress on all fronts.
The political climate in Buckeye, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, MI is very conservative. In Gladwin County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gladwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 31.0%.
Gladwin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckeye, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin 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.
Buckeye, Michigan: r 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 Buckeye, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $12,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $19,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)