Au Train, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It has a population of just over 500 people and is situated on Lake Superior. The area has long been known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities, but it also plays an important role in local politics. Because of the town's small size, residents are able to directly participate in government decisions that affect their daily lives. Local political candidates are often chosen based on their commitment to representing the needs of the community, such as access to health care and job opportunities. Additionally, Au Train prides itself on maintaining an open and transparent government with easy access for citizens to stay informed about upcoming events and issues. Through this system, community members have a direct say in the way their hometown is governed.
The political climate in Zip 49806 (Au Train, MI) is moderately conservative.
Alger County, MI is moderately conservative. In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49806 (Au Train, MI) is moderately conservative.
Au Train, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Alger County, Michigan is moderately 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 Train, Michigan: r 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 49806 (Au Train)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $7,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)