The city of Almer, MI is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It is governed by a city council composed of five elected members who represent the different neighborhoods in town. Every two years there are local elections to determine which individuals will serve on the council and make decisions that will shape the future of this community. The political landscape in Almer consists of individuals from both major parties and independent candidates who bring unique perspectives to their respective positions. Each of them has the potential to influence and improve their community through engaging with citizens, listening to their concerns, and advocating for positive change. No matter who is chosen, residents can be sure that they have access to an accountable form of representation that seeks to uphold the interests of all its citizens.
The political climate in Almer, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Almer, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola 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.
Almer, 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 Almer, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 276 contributions totaling $14,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $19,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)