Raber, MI, is a small community with a population of around 500 people. Residents take pride in their local government and often come together to support the political candidates that represent them. Raber's local politics focus on providing high-quality infrastructure, public safety, and recreational opportunities for its citizens. The town has a mayor and four council members who work collaboratively to ensure that residents have the amenities they need to maintain a convenient lifestyle. Additionally, Raber citizens are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending city meetings and registering to vote. Local elections are essential for residents to have their voices heard in order to create positive change in their community.
The political climate in Raber, MI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, MI 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.6%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raber, MI is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area 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.
Raber, Michigan: r R r 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 Raber, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)