The politics in 49346 Canadian Lakes, MI vary from the local level to the state and federal levels. At the local level, the village of Canadian Lakes has a council of elected officials who work together to make decisions that affect everyday life in the community. The council is comprised of seven members, all of whom are elected by residents in three-year terms. The council works with other organizations and groups, such as county boards, chambers of commerce, and school districts, to ensure that economic development is successful and citizens are well represented on important issues. Additionally, at the state level Michigan’s congressional representatives are active in finding solutions for healthcare reform, education funding, tax relief and more. This often includes collaboration with national leaders from both sides of the political aisle to foster compromise that benefits all citizens across Canada Lakes and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 49346 (Canadian Lakes, MI) is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49346 (Canadian Lakes, MI) is strongly conservative.
Canadian Lakes, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids Metro Area is strongly 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.
Canadian Lakes, 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 49346 (Canadian Lakes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $5,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $8,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)