The small town of Brethren, MI has a fascinating political history. Politically, the town is largely conservative, with a strong Christian presence that influences local politics. The current mayor of Brethren is a conservative Democrat who was first elected in 2012 and has remained in office since. Though the local political climate is generally conservative, progressive candidates have been known to make some headway in the community and even win elections. Community members are passionate about their political views and eager to take part in the democratic process. Voting during election season is always an important event for Brethren residents, as it allows them to exercise their right to choose their leaders and fight for what they believe in.
The political climate in Brethren, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brethren, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Brethren, Michigan: d r D d 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 Brethren, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $99 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)