The small town of Chase, Michigan has been an integral part of the local community since it was founded in 1865. With a population of just over 500 people, Chase is a close-knit community that values its residents and their input on local issues. Despite its small size, there is no shortage of political activity in Chase with local elections happening every two years to select representatives for the city council and mayor. Candidates for these positions are often chosen from among the town's residents, ensuring that their voices are heard in local politics. Additionally, citizens are strongly encouraged to participate in public meetings where they can voice their opinions and engage with elected officials on important issues facing the town. This helps ensure that all views are considered when making important decisions about the future of Chase.
The political climate in Chase, MI is strongly conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chase, MI is strongly conservative.
Lake County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Chase, Michigan: D d 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 Chase, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $19,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $10,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)