Stannard, MI is a small town located in the rural countryside of Michigan. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and strong sense of community. In terms of politics, Stannard has a local government that works to ensure that all residents are treated fairly and that the town’s infrastructure and services are maintained. The town also elects several officials who serve on their City Council and other local boards. These officials strive to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Stannard are met while also keeping an eye on fiscal responsibility. Additionally, many candidates from both major political parties can be seen running for office in Stannard during election season. This allows residents to choose a candidate whose policies they feel best represent their interests and values. Overall, politics in Stannard allow citizens to be involved in their local government while ensuring fairness for all members of the community.
The political climate in Stannard, MI is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ontonagon County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontonagon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.5%.
Ontonagon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stannard, MI is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon County, Michigan 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.
Stannard, 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 Stannard, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,817 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)