Hay, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan. While it may not be a well-known area, it has many local political candidates who are dedicated to making the town a better place. These candidates range from mayors and council members to state representatives and senators. They are committed to representing the needs of the citizens of Hay and implementing policies that will improve the quality of life for all residents. These political leaders work hard to ensure that everyone in Hay is treated fairly and have access to the resources they need. As such, there is a great sense of pride amongst those living in Hay when it comes to their local politicians and what they strive for in terms of progress and improvement.
The political climate in Hay, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, MI is very conservative. In Gladwin County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gladwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 31.0%.
Gladwin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hay, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin 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.
Hay, 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 Hay, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $12,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $19,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)