Temperance, Michigan is a small community located in Monroe County. Although the town has no local politicians or representatives, they are still very much involved in politics at the county and state level. Residents of Temperance often attend county meetings and rallies to voice their opinions on important issues such as taxation, healthcare, and education. They also participate in voter registration drives and phone banking efforts to ensure that all eligible citizens have their voices heard when elections come around. Through these initiatives, the residents of Temperance stay engaged with the larger political process while remaining focused on the issues that most directly affect them. This commitment to staying politically active allows them to remain informed and make sure their elected leaders are held accountable for decisions made on their behalf.
The political climate in Temperance, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Temperance, MI is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately 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.
Temperance, Michigan: d r d d 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 Temperance, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $25,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $53,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)