Parkdale, MI is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of around 20,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. The city is governed by an elected mayor, along with six elected council members. Together these seven officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of Parkdale's citizens. The focus of the city government is to make sure that everyone has access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, adequate health care, and other basic services. Local political candidates are often involved in debates about various topics such as taxes, infrastructure, safety, and development projects. Candidates often hold town hall meetings to provide residents with more information on their platforms and encourage them to participate in elections. Parkdale's vibrant political scene allows all citizens to have a voice when it comes to decision-making that affects their lives.
The political climate in Parkdale, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkdale, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Parkdale, Michigan: d r D d 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 Parkdale, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $187,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $628 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $85,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $790 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)