Harrisville, MI, located in the northeast region of the state, is a rural town of about 800 people. It is home to many farmers and small businesses, as well as several churches and a post office. Politics in 48740 Harrisville, MI are relatively quiet compared to bigger cities in Michigan. The town does not have its own political representatives due to its small population but is part of the larger Alcona County which holds elections for state representatives. Alcona County has been represented by Republican legislators since 1994 so it can be assumed that the majority of residents support this party. In addition to state representatives, Alcona county also elects county administrators such as a sheriff and county board members. With the upcoming 2020 election, residents of Harrisville will join their fellow Michiganders in electing officials at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 48740 (Harrisville, MI) is very conservative.
Alcona County, MI is very conservative. In Alcona County, MI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.3%.
Alcona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48740 (Harrisville, MI) is very conservative.
Harrisville, Michigan is very conservative.
Alcona County, Michigan is very 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.
Harrisville, 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 48740 (Harrisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $3,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $7,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)