Located in Arenac County, 48703 Au Gres, MI is a small town that is home to approximately 1,200 citizens. It is part of Michigan’s 24th Senate District and has been served by Senator Ken Horn since 2015. At the local level, 48703 Au Gres is serviced by the Arenac County Board of Commissioners, which consists of three members elected to 4-year terms in November. The City Council also consists of five members who are responsible for approving ordinances and resolutions related to the city’s regulations and policies. Additionally, 48703 Au Gres utilizes the nonpartisan primary system for its elections and requires candidates to submit nomination papers in order to appear on the ballot. Furthermore, each political party sets its own rules for nominating candidates. Ultimately, politics in 48703 Au Gres works towards creating an environment where residents can utilize their voices through voting and electing those who will represent their interests moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 48703 (Au Gres, MI) is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48703 (Au Gres, MI) is strongly conservative.
Au Gres, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Arenac 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.
Au Gres, Michigan: d d 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 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 48703 (Au Gres)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)