Sumner, MI is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Despite its relatively small size, Sumner has a strong political presence. The town is home to a wide variety of political parties and ideologies which makes it an interesting place for citizens to discuss their views. Residents of Sumner can engage in meaningful conversations about current political issues, including immigration, healthcare, and the economy. In addition to these discussions, citizens are also encouraged to attend local government meetings and meetings of their representatives at the state and federal levels. This provides them with opportunities to learn more about the government and how decisions are made that affect their lives. Elections are also held regularly in Sumner where local residents can vote for the leaders they want representing them in office. All of these aspects provide Sumner with a unique politics that allows residents to be educated on current events as well as the impact their actions have on the community.
The political climate in Sumner, MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, MI is strongly conservative. In Gratiot County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gratiot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.0%.
Gratiot county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumner, MI is strongly conservative.
Gratiot County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alma Metro Area 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.
Sumner, 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 Sumner, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $31,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $31,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)