Duplain, MI is a small rural town with a population of about 10,000 people. It is governed by a mayor and city council, who are elected every four years. The local political candidates running for office in Duplain usually have strong ties to the community; many are longtime residents who have deep roots in the area and have devoted their lives to serving Duplain. In recent years the issues that have been addressed at the polls include affordable housing, public transportation, economic development initiatives, and environmental conservation. The people of Duplain take their civic responsibilities seriously and actively participate in the political process. They support candidates who share their vision for a better future for their community.
The political climate in Duplain, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duplain, MI is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Duplain, 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 Duplain, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $30,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $20,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)