South Range, MI is a small rural town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Despite its size, South Range has an active political scene. The town is served by local government officials who work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Local elections are held on a regular basis and typically draw a fair amount of attention as residents take interest in selecting the candidates who will represent them in their town. Candidates for these offices must be dedicated to improving the community through smart policy decisions and thoughtful constituent outreach. While these offices are largely nonpartisan positions, there is still debate between candidates on issues that could benefit or harm the municipality. As such, it is important for voters to research each candidate's platform before heading to the polls so that they can make an informed decision about which candidate best reflects their values and interests.
The political climate in South Range, MI is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Range, MI is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area 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.
South Range, 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 South Range, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $5,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)