North Star, MI is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The area has a rich history and cultural heritage, making it an important part of the local community. Politically, North Star is considered to be a conservative leaning town and tends to vote Republican in most major elections. Despite its small size, North Star holds many lively political debates that are held by local citizens interested in improving their community. Local elected officials are very involved in the city's affairs and make sure to consider all voices when making decisions that affect their constituents. Citizens also have access to several resources such as voter registration drives and public forums hosted by leading political figures from across the state. Overall, politics in North Star take on an important role in helping shape the future of this unique small town.
The political climate in North Star, MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Star, MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma 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.
North Star, 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 North Star, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $7,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $5,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)