The small town of Fountain, MI (49410) is served by the city council of Hart Township and is a part of Charlevoix County. The local politics are largely driven by grassroots initiatives, as the population of Fountain is only around 1,500 people. Decisions made in the city council affect many aspects of life in Fountain including public health and safety, infrastructure and land use, economic development, and local services. Candidates running for office at the city council level are typically members of the local community who have a strong understanding of Fountain’s long-standing traditions and values. Community members often work together to influence decisions regarding issues such as public transportation, housing affordability, economic development initiatives, and environmental protection. While political candidates are not included in this description, they remain an important part of how decisions impacting Fountain are made.
The political climate in Zip 49410 (Fountain, MI) is moderately conservative.
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49410 (Fountain, MI) is moderately conservative.
Fountain, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Mason County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ludington 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.
Fountain, Michigan: R R d 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 49410 (Fountain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)