Foster, MI is a small town located in the northern part of Michigan. Although it is a relatively small and rural area, politics still plays an important role in the daily lives of its citizens. The state and local governments are responsible for providing services such as schools, public transportation, and infrastructure improvements. They also have the power to set taxes and fees that help fund these services. Local political candidates play an important role in deciding how taxes are spent and how services are provided throughout Foster. Every election season, citizens gather to voice their opinions on which candidate they believe will best serve their needs. Through their participation in local elections, Foster’s citizens can make sure that their voices are heard and that their concerns are addressed when it comes to policy decisions.
The political climate in Foster, MI is strongly conservative.
Ogemaw County, MI is very conservative. In Ogemaw County, MI 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogemaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.2%.
Ogemaw county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Foster, MI is strongly conservative.
Ogemaw 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.
Foster, Michigan: d 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 Foster, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $7,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $16,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)