Beaverton, MI is a small town in mid-Michigan that is known for its tight-knit community and peaceful living. Despite its small size, Beaverton has a vibrant political landscape, with a variety of local political candidates competing for various positions throughout the year. Local residents are passionate about their civic engagement and take great pride in participating in their town's government by voting in local elections. Candidates specialized in a range of policy areas such as economics, education, infrastructure development and healthcare aim to make Beaverton an even better place to live through their platforms. There are many opportunities for residents to get involved and engage with politics if they choose to do so, from volunteering on campaigns to attending public meetings. With so many choices available, the political atmosphere in Beaverton remains spirited and engaged.
The political climate in Beaverton, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, MI is very conservative. In Gladwin County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gladwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 31.0%.
Gladwin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beaverton, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin 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.
Beaverton, 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 Beaverton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $3,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)