The small town of 49728 Eckerman, MI is home to a politically active community. This rural town has a population of just over 500 people and is largely represented by Republican-leaning citizens. While there are no local political candidates at this time, the people of 49728 Eckerman are passionate about their beliefs and have a strong sense of pride for their hometown. The local residents are connected through various church groups and organizations, such as Lions Club, Rotary International, 4-H Clubs, and more. These connections help to encourage participation in politics and many locals take part in events such as town hall meetings or volunteer efforts in order to shape the future of their community. Additionally, the local government plays a role in representing the interests of the citizens by providing services such as road repairs and helping maintain public parks and recreational areas. Ultimately, politics play an important role in the life of the people who call 49728 Eckerman home.
The political climate in Zip 49728 (Eckerman, MI) is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, MI 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.6%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49728 (Eckerman, MI) is moderately conservative.
Eckerman, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area is moderately 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.
Eckerman, 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 49728 (Eckerman)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)