The politics in Pulaski, MI are heavily influenced by the local residents and their concerns. Pulaski is a small rural town with a population of just over 2,000 people, so it is easy for residents to make their thoughts known to their local representatives. There are many local political initiatives that have been taken up in the past, including an effort to improve public transport around the area. However, ideas like this often require significant resources and funding, so it is important for all residents to take part in elections and other forms of local politics in order to ensure that their voices are heard. Furthermore, by actively taking part in the local political process many residents can help shape the future of Pulaski and its surroundings.
The political climate in Pulaski, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pulaski, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Pulaski, 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 Pulaski, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $13,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $15,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)