The politics in 49945 Lake Linden, MI are largely driven by local elections and the opinions of the citizens who live in the area. The city is serviced by a variety of local organizations that help to keep things running smoothly, such as the village board, fire department, police department, and more. Local elections for mayor and other city council members often draw a great deal of interest from residents for candidates that align with their views. Community engagement among residents is a major factor in influencing the politics of Lake Linden, allowing people to share their opinions on various topics and have a say in how the city is run.
The political climate in Zip 49945 (Lake Linden, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49945 (Lake Linden, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Lake Linden, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lake Linden, 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 49945 (Lake Linden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $4,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)