Goodar, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan. While it may not be the largest city in the state, its residents take their politics seriously. Every election cycle, local candidates come out in full force to seek the support of Goodar's citizens. The issues that are important to the community are often at the center of political debates and conversations. With its diverse population, different points of view are represented on every side, ensuring that all perspectives are heard and taken into consideration when making important decisions for Goodar and its people. As elections continue to come and go in Goodar, one thing remains constant – politics remain an integral part of life in this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Goodar, 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
Goodar, 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.
Goodar, 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 Goodar, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $2,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $1,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)