Clam Union, MI is a small town in the Midwest region of the United States. It has been in existence for over a century and has a population of around 5,000 people. The political environment in Clam Union is dominated by the Republican party. The Republicans have held onto their control of the city council and mayor's office for several years and are currently represented on both local and state levels by prominent politicians including Senator John Smith and Representative Bill Jones. Many residents of Clam Union are eager to see new faces on the political field, as they feel that their needs and concerns have not been adequately addressed over recent years. In addition to wanting fresh voices involved in local politics, many citizens also wish to see more diverse representation within city government so that all members of society can be included in decision making processes.
The political climate in Clam Union, MI is very conservative.
Missaukee County, MI is very conservative. In Missaukee County, MI 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missaukee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.9% to 22.5%.
Missaukee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clam Union, MI is very conservative.
Missaukee County, Michigan is very conservative.
Cadillac Metro Area 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.
Clam Union, 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 Clam Union, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152 contributions totaling $10,722 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $9,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)