The town of Beulah, MI, located in Benzie County, is a vibrant community that is home to many unique political perspectives. Although the local government does not have any specific candidates running for office, it still works hard to represent the views and interests of all its residents. The town has an active Town Council that meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and vote on any proposed changes or initiatives. It also holds regular public forums on topics such as taxes, zoning regulations, and other issues facing the town. The Council works closely with local businesses and organizations to foster economic development in the area and ensure that all residents’ voices are heard. Members of the community are encouraged to attend local meetings and make their opinions known on important matters. Beulah strives for transparency in its politics so that everyone can be informed on decision-making processes. Residents have access to information about upcoming votes and decisions related to their government through newsletters, websites, social media posts, and more.
The political climate in Zip 49617 (Beulah, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49617 (Beulah, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Beulah, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Beulah, 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 49617 (Beulah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 638 contributions totaling $58,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $7,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)