The small town of 49713 Boyne Falls, MI, is located in Charlevoix County. Although the population of this quaint Michigan town is relatively small, the politics are just as active as any other municipality. Charlevoix County has an active Board of Commissioners and several township government boards that handle local matters such as zoning, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, the state legislature holds regular sessions at the Michigan State Capitol to discuss legislation that affects the citizens of Boyne Falls and all residents of Michigan. Because it is such a small community, political candidates mostly run unopposed for their respective positions or there are very few opponents running at once. Therefore it is important to research each candidate thoroughly before voting in order to make sure you make the right decision for your community.
The political climate in Zip 49713 (Boyne Falls, MI) is moderately 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 49713 (Boyne Falls, MI) is moderately conservative.
Boyne Falls, Michigan is moderately 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.
Boyne Falls, 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 49713 (Boyne Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)