Kalkaska, MI is a small town located in Northern Michigan with a population of just over 2,000 people. Despite its size, it is an important part of the state's political landscape. In recent years, the area has seen an increase in voter turnout for both local and national elections. The Kalkaska City Council consists of Mayor Roger Johnson and six council members who are voted into office every two years. The council works closely with local organizations to ensure that their citizens' needs are met and that the community remains vibrant. Additionally, they regularly host public hearings and debates on key issues facing the city. This gives locals an opportunity to have their voices heard and have their opinions reflected in decisions made by elected officials. While there are no local political candidates running for office currently, many current and former residents have participated in campaigns at the state level or beyond.
The political climate in Zip 49646 (Kalkaska, MI) is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, MI is very conservative. In Kalkaska County, MI 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalkaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Kalkaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49646 (Kalkaska, MI) is very conservative.
Kalkaska, Michigan is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, Michigan is very conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Kalkaska, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 49646 (Kalkaska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $28,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $4,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)