Selma, MI is a small town located in the Great Lakes region of Michigan. It has a rich history as an agricultural center, and its local politics have long been focused on supporting the farming community that lives there. Recently, politicians have worked to ensure that rural areas of Michigan are receiving necessary resources and support from state and federal governments. They also strive to keep taxes low for families and businesses in the area while providing quality public services such as education. There is strong economic development occurring in Selma with many new business openings that will create jobs for its residents. Local leaders are also advocating for better access to healthcare and infrastructure improvements such as roads, bridges, and utilities. All of this work is helping to build a bright future for Selma, MI and ensure its continued success in the years ahead.
The political climate in Selma, MI is strongly conservative.
Wexford County, MI is very conservative. In Wexford County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wexford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.9%.
Wexford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Selma, MI is strongly conservative.
Wexford County, Michigan is very conservative.
Cadillac Metro Area is very 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.
Selma, 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 Selma, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $16,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $26,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)