Freeman, MI is a small town in the midwest United States that is known for its dedication to community and neighborliness. Despite its small size, the town of Freeman has many local political issues that affect its citizens. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members, and these elected officials play an important role in making decisions on matters like budgeting, taxation, land use planning, public safety initiatives, and more. The citizens of Freeman take great pride in their right to vote and actively participate in the process of selecting candidates who will represent their interests. In addition to local elections, Freeman residents also stay up-to-date with national politics and current news stories that could have an impact on their lives at home.
The political climate in Freeman, MI is strongly conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeman, MI is strongly conservative.
Clare 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.
Freeman, Michigan: d 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 Freeman, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 276 contributions totaling $23,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $10,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)