Elkland, MI is a small town in Michigan known for its quaint charm and beautiful nature. The political atmosphere in Elkland is mostly bipartisan, with a few independent candidates occasionally running for local office. Aside from that, the citizens of Elkland are mainly focused on maintaining the stability of their community and upholding its values. Significant issues in Elkland’s political landscape include education, healthcare reform, and economic development. Currently, there are no major controversies or initiatives being discussed by the local government. Instead, there has been an effort to foster an atmosphere of cooperation among local politicians in order to work toward a better future for Elkland.
The political climate in Elkland, MI is strongly 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
Elkland, MI is strongly 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.
Elkland, 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 Elkland, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $12,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)