Hawes, MI is a small town in northern Michigan with a population of around 5,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and offers a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere to its inhabitants. The local government in Hawes is responsible for many aspects of the town, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development efforts. The elected officials of Hawes include the mayor and four council members who are all active members of their respective political parties and have been elected to serve two-year terms. Local residents participate in elections by voting for their preferred candidates who then enact policies that shape the future of the town. Through these elections, Hawes citizens are able to articulate their values and make their voices heard in order to ensure that they have a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Hawes, MI is strongly conservative.
Alcona County, MI is very conservative. In Alcona County, MI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.3%.
Alcona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawes, MI is strongly conservative.
Alcona 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.
Hawes, 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 Hawes, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $11,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $19,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)