Maple River, MI is a small town located in the Midwest United States. The town is home to many hardworking citizens who are invested in local politics. Local government officials work hard to ensure that they are representing their constituents' best interests and making decisions that will benefit the whole community. Elections for local offices take place every two years and typically have numerous candidates running on both sides of the political spectrum. Residents of Maple River care deeply about their hometown and strive to stay informed about current issues and local politics. They actively participate in discussions on important topics such as taxes, education, healthcare, and public safety. With so much at stake, it's no wonder why residents of Maple River take local politics seriously!
The political climate in Maple River, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maple River, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Maple River, 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 Maple River, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,144 contributions totaling $75,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $37,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)