Alma, MI is a small city located in the central part of Michigan. It has an active and vibrant political scene, with several local organizations and committees that regularly engage in issues relevant to the community. There is a large focus on engaging with citizens around topics such as economic development, public safety, education reform, and environmental justice. Local elections are also held regularly to decide on matters such as property taxes, zoning, and other important issues. The election process brings together diverse perspectives on these topics while ensuring that residents participate and have their voices heard. Additionally, Alma has representatives at state and federal levels that work hard to ensure policies are enacted in the best interest of the constituents they serve. Overall, politics in Alma play an important role in shaping the future of this great city.
The political climate in Alma, MI is somewhat conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alma, MI is somewhat conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma Metro Area 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.
Alma, 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 Alma, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $29,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $28,353 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)