Fairbanks, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is the home of approximately 870 people. The town has an elected mayor and council that works together to create legislation that benefits the entire town. Local elections are held every two years, with candidates from various political backgrounds campaigning for seats on the council. Residents of Fairbanks take part in local politics by voting for their chosen candidates in these local elections and also by attending public meetings or gatherings to discuss issues concerning the community. The mayor and council also hold open forums around town to hear from residents about any issues or ideas they may have for improving the city and its services. All of this helps ensure that Fairbanks remains a vibrant community where residents can come together to make meaningful decisions about how they want their town to be run.
The political climate in Fairbanks, MI is moderately conservative.
Delta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Delta County, MI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Delta county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairbanks, MI is moderately conservative.
Delta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Escanaba Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)