The politics in Bear Lake CDP, MI are dominated by local issues that directly affect the citizens of this rural community. These include things such as taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. Citizens are very active in electing their representatives to make sure they get the best representation for their needs. Every year, citizens come out in droves to cast their votes for the candidates that they feel will best serve them. Candidates run on platforms that focus on improving the quality of life for every resident as well as making sure Bear Lake CDP remains a safe and prosperous community. The citizens of Bear Lake CDP take pride in selecting competent individuals to represent their interests and ensure a better future for all who live there.
The political climate in Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), MI is strongly conservative.
Kalkaska County, MI is very conservative. In Kalkaska County, MI 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalkaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Kalkaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), MI is strongly conservative.
Kalkaska County, Michigan is very conservative.
Traverse City 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.
Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), 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 Bear Lake CDP (Kalkaska County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 592 contributions totaling $41,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $12,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)