The small town of 49642 Idlewild, MI is a peaceful and quiet place to live. It is largely agricultural, with many of its citizens employed in the local farming industry. The main source of political activity in this small community is the Idlewild Township Board, which consists of seven members elected from each of the seven voting districts. Every two years, the citizens of Idlewild are given the chance to elect new representatives to serve on the board. These elected members are responsible for deciding important matters that affect all residents of the township, such as taxes and infrastructure projects. As a rural area, local politics in 49642 Idlewild, MI mostly focus on issues related to agriculture and growth within the community. Community events such as 4-H shows and county fairs bring people together and provide a platform for residents to come together and discuss ideas for improving life in Idlewild. Thanks to its active civic engagement, 49642 Idlewild has been able to maintain its small-town charm while also staying up-to-date with current trends in politics and technology.
The political climate in Zip 49642 (Idlewild, MI) is moderately conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49642 (Idlewild, MI) is moderately conservative.
Idlewild, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Lake County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Idlewild, Michigan: D d D d 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 49642 (Idlewild)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)