Hemlock, MI is a small town located in the northern part of Michigan. Its local politics are driven by the community's desire to protect its close-knit atmosphere and promote growth. The people of Hemlock elect various officials to represent them at the local, state, and federal levels. These politicians strive to best serve their constituents by listening to their needs and addressing any issues that arise. They focus on protecting the environment, improving infrastructure, encouraging businesses to open up shop in Hemlock, and ensuring that residents have access to quality healthcare services. In addition, they take into account how their decisions will impact generations to come so that the town can remain prosperous for years to come.
The political climate in Hemlock, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hemlock, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Hemlock, Michigan: D d D D r d
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 Hemlock, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $16,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)