Standish, Michigan is a small town located in the north-central part of the state. It is a quiet community with many outdoor activities, including hiking and fishing. While there is not much political activity in Standish, the town does have representation at local and state levels. At the local level, citizens are represented by officials who serve on various boards and committees. These include members of the Board of Education, City Council, Fire Commission, and Water Authority. Additionally, Standish elects a mayor and four council members to serve in government roles.
At the state level, residents of Standish are represented by two senators and one member of the House of Representatives in Lansing. Both senators and representatives work together to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met while also working on broader initiatives at a regional or statewide level. Furthermore, individuals can get involved politically by voting in local elections or joining civic organizations that advocate for specific issues affecting the community such as preservation of natural resources or improvement of public infrastructure like roads or sidewalks.
The political climate in Standish, MI is moderately conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Standish, MI is moderately conservative.
Arenac 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.
Standish, Michigan: d d 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 Standish, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $2,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $19,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)