The small town of Felch, MI 49831 is located in Dickinson County and has a population of just over 400 people. Despite the small size of the town, it is an active participant in local politics. There are several local political organizations that operate within the community, such as the Felch Township Planning Commission and the Dickinson County Democratic Party. These organizations work together to ensure the residents of Felch have a say in decisions that shape their community. The organizations also host various events throughout the year, such as fundraisers or candidate forums, to help keep citizens informed on important issues. Prominent politicians have even visited Felch on occasion to discuss their goals and field questions from constituents. All in all, this small town takes great pride in its ability to come together to create meaningful change in their local government – something not often seen in towns of its size.
The political climate in Zip 49831 (Felch, MI) is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, MI is very conservative. In Dickinson County, MI 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.5%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49831 (Felch, MI) is strongly conservative.
Felch, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, Michigan is very conservative.
Iron Mountain Metro Area is very 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.
Felch, 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 49831 (Felch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 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)