The city of Grand Marais, MI is located in a rural area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The city is home to a small population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its beautiful scenery and strong community spirit. When it comes to politics, Grand Marais residents are served by the Alger County Board of Commissioners, which is made up of seven elected commissioners that represent the county's diverse interests. Within Grand Marais itself, local politics are handled by the village council which includes seven members who are elected every two years. Issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure and economic development are addressed at the local level. Residents can get involved in local politics through attending village council meetings or by voting in elections for their representatives on the board of commissioners. With its vibrant community and engaged citizens, Grand Marais is a great place to be involved in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 49839 (Grand Marais, MI) is moderately conservative.
Alger County, MI is moderately conservative. In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49839 (Grand Marais, MI) is moderately conservative.
Grand Marais, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Alger County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Grand Marais, Michigan: r d 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 49839 (Grand Marais)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)