The politics of Sterling, MI are focused on improving the quality of life in the area. Residents take part in a variety of local elections for positions such as mayor, school board members, and other important roles. Community activism is encouraged and local residents have organized events to bring attention to issues that are important to them. Local leaders have also taken action on topics such as economic development and public safety initiatives. Through these efforts, the citizens of Sterling can be sure their voices are heard when it comes to setting policy direction for the city.
The political climate in Sterling, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, Michigan 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.
Sterling, Michigan: d d 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 Sterling, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)