Sanford, MI is a small town in Mid-Michigan with a population of just over 1,600 people. While the town is not particularly large, it still has a functioning local political system. The town has an elected mayor that serves as the head of the government and works closely with the city council to make decisions for the community. There are also several local political candidates running for office each year, offering their own individual platforms and ideas to their constituents. In Sanford, citizens have the opportunity to get involved in politics and make a difference in their own backyard by voting for candidates that reflect their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Sanford, MI is moderately conservative.
Midland County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Midland County, MI 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Midland county remained strongly Republican, 56.3% to 41.7%.
Midland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sanford, MI is moderately conservative.
Midland County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Midland Metro Area 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.
Sanford, 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 Sanford, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $5,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $195,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)