The city of 48701 Akron, MI is located in Tuscola County in the east-central part of Michigan. The city is a small rural community with a population of under 2,000 people. Although 48701 Akron, MI is small, it has an active political atmosphere. Local leaders focus on ensuring that the city’s residents have access to necessary services and resources and that the environment remains healthy and prosperous. Residents can take part in local politics by attending meetings or participating in campaigns for their favorite candidates. Local elections are held regularly to decide who will serve as elected officials in the area. These officials strive to create policies that benefit all members of the community and respond to any issues they may face. By keeping up with local politics, residents can ensure their voice is heard and that their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 48701 (Akron, MI) is very conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48701 (Akron, MI) is very conservative.
Akron, Michigan is very conservative.
Tuscola County, Michigan is very conservative.
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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.
Akron, 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 48701 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)