Fairgrove, MI is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Politics in Fairgrove are highly visible and heavily discussed due to its proximity to the state's capital city. Local politics are often a topic of conversation among citizens as well as activists, business owners, and political representatives who all have an interest in what happens within Fairgrove's borders. The local government consists of an elected mayor and board of trustees responsible for providing basic services such as police, fire, road maintenance, library services, parks and recreation, water management and sewer services. There are also special boards that oversee zoning regulations, planning decisions, budgeting processes and economic development initiatives. In terms of voting rights, Fairgrove residents can vote for state representatives in Michigan’s House of Representatives as well as U.S. congressional representatives. The town also elects officials from the county commission to represent their interests at local levels.
The political climate in Fairgrove, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairgrove, MI is strongly conservative.
Tuscola 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.
Fairgrove, 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 Fairgrove, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $90 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)