Au Train, MI is a small village located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that is known for its peaceful and rural atmosphere. Politically, residents of Au Train are dedicated to public safety, community development, and environmental protection. While there are no local political candidates, the village does have an active mayor and city council that works together to ensure that all citizens have access to safe and reliable public services. Additionally, the council regularly works with regional officials from the state government to continuously improve the quality of life in Au Train. Residents of Au Train take great pride in their community and are committed to protecting its unique natural beauty while continuing to develop it responsibly.
The political climate in Au Train, MI is moderately conservative.
Alger County, MI is moderately conservative. In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Au Train, MI is moderately conservative.
Alger County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Au Train, Michigan: r 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 Au Train, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $17,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $15,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)