The small town of Atlantic Mine, MI (zip code 49905) is located in Houghton County and is home to a population of roughly 180 people. The local politics here are often focused on the needs of a small community and preserving its unique characteristics. The town has a strong history of citizen involvement in city government, with elected officials working hard to ensure that the best interests of all residents are represented. Local candidates have been known to attend town meetings and engage with citizens directly, giving them an opportunity to discuss their ideas and opinions on important issues. Residents take pride in having a voice in local political matters, and this is seen by the continued engagement in the democratic process.
The political climate in Zip 49905 (Atlantic Mine, MI) is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49905 (Atlantic Mine, MI) is moderately conservative.
Atlantic Mine, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Atlantic Mine, 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 49905 (Atlantic Mine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $437 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)