Clifford, MI is a small town located in the Midwest with a population of approximately 2,500 people. The area is known for its tight-knit community and many local businesses. Politically, Clifford is represented by many different parties at the local and state level. At the city council level, residents of Clifford can vote for candidates from both major parties or independents who have been endorsed by local organizations such as civic clubs or chambers of commerce. On the state level, Clifford citizens vote for representatives in the Michigan House and Senate. There are also several members of Congress representing Clifford and the surrounding areas in Washington D.C. For those interested in politics, Clifford offers an opportunity to have their voices heard at all levels of government through elections, meetings with elected officials, and involvement in grassroots initiatives like petition drives and rallies.
The political climate in Clifford, MI is very conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifford, MI is very conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Clifford, 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 Clifford, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)