Litchfield, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Located in 49252, it is home to about 1,000 people. It has a small town feel, with cozy restaurants and quaint local shops. Politically, Litchfield is a heavily conservative area. The Republican Party dominates the local political landscape and there are no progressive candidates running for office at this time. Many of the recent elections have been dominated by the same candidates year after year, who generally run unopposed or with minimal opposition from other parties. That said, participation from citizens remains high as many residents take voting seriously and turn out in large numbers when given the chance to make their voices heard through the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 49252 (Litchfield, MI) is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49252 (Litchfield, MI) is very conservative.
Litchfield, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area is very 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.
Litchfield, 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 49252 (Litchfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)