Fairplain, MI is a small city in Michigan with a tight-knit community. The local politics are largely focused on addressing the needs of its residents and making sure everyone’s voices are heard. The city council is made up of five members who are elected by the people and work together to ensure that all decisions made benefit the citizens of Fairplain. Each member is dedicated to representing their constituents and finding solutions to pressing issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and educational opportunities. Through active listening and open dialogue, they strive to create a better future for all those living in Fairplain.
The political climate in Fairplain, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, MI is very conservative. In Montcalm County, MI 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montcalm county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.2%.
Montcalm county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairplain, MI is very conservative.
Montcalm County, Michigan is very conservative.
Grand Rapids-Kentwood Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fairplain, 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 Fairplain, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 337 contributions totaling $21,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $20,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)