The city of Lake George, MI (zip code 48633) is a small community that is deeply rooted in its local politics. The town's government consists of a mayor and five council members who are elected to two-year terms. To keep up with current events, the City of Lake George publishes meeting agendas and minutes as well as news articles on their website. Residents can also keep track of news by subscribing to the local paper, The Pinconning News Advocate. Citizens have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending public meetings or running for office. It is important for residents of Lake George to stay informed about their city government so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote for their local representatives.
The political climate in Zip 48633 (Lake George, MI) is strongly conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48633 (Lake George, MI) is strongly conservative.
Lake George, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Clare 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.
Lake George, Michigan: d 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 48633 (Lake George)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 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)