Buel, MI is a small town with a population of just 1,293 people. The local political system is very engaged and active in the community, as the town holds elections for important positions like mayor and city council. Local political candidates are well-known by the residents and make sure to make their presence known throughout the year. The citizens of Buel are proud of their town's heritage and culture, and strive to keep it alive through their involvement in local politics. Residents come together on election day to vote for who they believe will best serve their community. They take pride in their voting rights and understand that each voice matters when it comes to their town's future.
The political climate in Buel, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buel, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac 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.
Buel, 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 Buel, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $5,754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $3,922 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)