Ford River, MI is a small town situated in the Great Lakes region of Michigan. It has a unique political culture that has been shaped by its location and history. The town prides itself on its values of small government, fiscal responsibility, and personal liberty. It has traditionally leaned towards conservative values and candidates in most elections. Over the years, the town has seen many local officials come and go, but each one has had an impact on the political landscape of Ford River. The current mayor is Mary Smith who was elected in 2019 and is working hard to maintain the town’s traditional values while also looking for ways to attract new businesses and industry to Ford River. She believes that job growth will be essential for the future prosperity of the community and is working with other local leaders to ensure progress continues.
The political climate in Ford River, MI is strongly conservative.
Delta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Delta County, MI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Delta county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ford River, MI is strongly conservative.
Delta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Escanaba Metro Area 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.
Ford River, Michigan: r r d 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 Ford River, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 456 contributions totaling $24,051 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $50,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)