Algoma, MI is a small town located in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It has a vibrant community that is involved in local politics and governance. Algoma residents have various opportunities to get involved with local government and political issues, including attending town meetings, voting in elections, and joining civic organizations such as the Algoma Chamber of Commerce or the Algoma Republican Club. In addition to these more traditional methods of engagement, Algoma also offers several new initiatives to help citizens stay informed about current events and political activities. Through online platforms like Facebook or Twitter, users can follow city officials, find out upcoming events and learn more about their representatives in the state legislature. Furthermore, Algoma hosts several debates and forums throughout the year featuring candidates for various offices such as mayor or county commissioner. By engaging with these channels of communication, residents are able to stay up-to-date on issues that affect their lives and participate directly in local politics.
The political climate in Algoma, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, MI is leaning liberal. In Kent County, MI 51.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.9% to 45.8%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Algoma, MI is somewhat conservative.
Kent County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Algoma, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Algoma, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,147 contributions totaling $109,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 509 contributions totaling $149,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)