Fife Lake, MI is a small town located in the northern part of Michigan. Though it may be small, the politics of Fife Lake still impact its citizens. The village is governed by an elected board consisting of a mayor and four trustees. Elections are held every two years to determine who will serve in these positions and voters have the opportunity to make their voice heard. The local government is responsible for providing services such as road maintenance, water supply, zoning regulations, and law enforcement. They also work with other municipalities and state government agencies to ensure that Fife Lake residents are getting the best services possible. Residents can take advantage of various public forums to discuss political issues with their neighbors and express their opinions on current events and policies. With careful guidance from elected officials, Fife Lake's citizens can continue to make sure their voices are heard on local political topics.
The political climate in Zip 49633 (Fife Lake, MI) is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, MI is very conservative. In Kalkaska County, MI 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalkaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Kalkaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49633 (Fife Lake, MI) is very conservative.
Fife Lake, Michigan is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, Michigan is very conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fife Lake, 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 49633 (Fife Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)