Weare is a small town in Michigan with a population of just over 600 residents. The politics of the town are largely centered around making sure that the community remains a safe and prosperous place to live, work, and raise children. Local politicians have worked diligently to ensure that residents have access to good schools, clean air and water, stable jobs, and other resources necessary for healthy communities. The local political candidates are often dedicated members of the community who understand and care about the needs of their fellow citizens and seek to make Weare an even better place to live. They strive to create policies designed to increase economic opportunity while preserving cultural identity, preserve natural resources for future generations, and provide quality services that contribute to improving the lives of all Weare’s residents.
The political climate in Weare, MI is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, MI is strongly conservative. In Oceana County, MI 35.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oceana county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.1%.
Oceana county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weare, MI is strongly conservative.
Oceana County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Weare, 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 Weare, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $17,693 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,962 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)