Felch, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is mostly rural, with a population of around 500 people. Despite its size, Felch is an active and vibrant community with a rich political landscape. Local politics are mainly focused on issues such as economic development, education, and infrastructure. Residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to local policy decisions, and they often turn out in large numbers to vote in local elections. There are several candidates who run for office every year, representing different perspectives on how Felch should be run. Candidates have included both long-time residents and newcomers to the area who bring fresh ideas for tackling existing challenges and creating new opportunities for all of Felch's citizens.
The political climate in Felch, MI is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, MI is very conservative. In Dickinson County, MI 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.5%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Felch, MI is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, Michigan is very conservative.
Iron Mountain Metro Area 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.
Felch, 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 Felch, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $19,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $68,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)