The small Michigan city of Chase is situated in the northern part of 49623. It is a diverse and vibrant community that values its political heritage. The local politics are largely divided between Democratic and Republican candidates who have come to represent their respective parties in the community. There has been an increase in grassroots initiatives in recent years, with many residents taking a proactive approach to participating in politics. As a result, there has been more engagement and public involvement in local political issues. The city takes pride in its commitment to civic engagement, which includes open debates and public meetings where residents can voice their opinions and make their voices heard on various topics. Residents of Chase take pride in exercising their rights as citizens to help shape the future of their local government.
The political climate in Zip 49623 (Chase, MI) is strongly conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49623 (Chase, MI) is strongly conservative.
Chase, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Lake 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.
Chase, Michigan: D d D d 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 49623 (Chase)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $10,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $872 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)