49910 Bergland, MI is a small rural community located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The town has a population of just over 500 people and prides itself on its tight-knit sense of community. Politics in 49910 Bergland, MI are reflective of the small town values that permeate throughout. Local elections are always competitive and the local political candidates strive to represent their constituents’ interests with integrity and commitment. Each candidate brings unique perspectives to the table, focusing on creating open dialogue about issues that affect the entire community. It is this commitment to discussing all matters that ensures an informed electorate when voting time arrives. Everyone in 49910 Bergland takes part in their local politics, as it is such an integral part of life here and shapes how the town continues to grow and develop.
The political climate in Zip 49910 (Bergland, MI) is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ontonagon County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontonagon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.5%.
Ontonagon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49910 (Bergland, MI) is moderately conservative.
Bergland, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ontonagon County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Bergland, Michigan: R r 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 49910 (Bergland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)