Long Rapids, MI is a small town that takes great pride in its politics. The town is full of passionate citizens who are eager to make their voices heard during elections. Every election year the city comes together to ensure that everyone has a chance to have their say and elect the best candidates for the job. Local politics in Long Rapids involve many different issues, such as education, infrastructure, taxes, public safety, and more. The local political candidates always work hard to make sure they remain informed on all these topics and present their ideas and platforms in a clear way for the electorate. This helps ensure that everyone’s vote counts and the best candidate is elected each time. Political engagement has been high in Long Rapids for years due to the enthusiasm of its citizens and their commitment to strong leadership.
The political climate in Long Rapids, MI is strongly conservative.
Alpena County, MI is strongly conservative. In Alpena County, MI 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alpena county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Alpena county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Rapids, MI is strongly conservative.
Alpena County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alpena 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.
Long Rapids, 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 Long Rapids, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 477 contributions totaling $29,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $25,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)