The politics in Beaver Island, MI (zip code 49782) are generally quite laid-back. The island is an unincorporated community and has no local government structure. There are no political candidates running for office or any other type of governing body. It is administered by the county board of commissioners and managed by a number of different departments under their authority. Residents still take an active role in civic activities such as attending meetings and voicing their opinions on issues that affect the island, but overall the focus remains on creating a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all the residents to enjoy.
The political climate in Zip 49782 (Beaver Island, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49782 (Beaver Island, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Beaver Island, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Charlevoix 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.
Beaver Island, 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 49782 (Beaver Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $3,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)