Mathias, MI is a small rural town nestled in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to a tight-knit community of about 1,000 people. The town’s politics reflect its small size; everyone knows each other and there are few issues or disagreements between residents. The town is served by a few local political organizations and associations that help shape the laws and regulations that govern the community. These organizations strive to create an environment where all citizens can feel safe and secure regardless of their political views. Local elections are held every four years to elect a mayor and council members who will represent the voice of the citizens in Mathias, MI. All citizens must register to vote in order to cast their ballots in local elections, which ensures every resident has a chance to be heard when it comes time for decisions to be made regarding the future of Mathias.
The political climate in Mathias, MI is moderately conservative.
Alger County, MI is moderately conservative. In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mathias, MI is moderately conservative.
Alger County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Mathias, Michigan: r d 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 Mathias, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $13,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $23,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)