The small town of Loretto, MI has a population of 49852 people. With such a large concentration of people, there is a strong presence of local politics in the area. The town council consists of seven members, all elected by the citizens of Loretto to represent them and their needs. Every two years, the citizens are asked to vote for their representatives who will serve on the Town Council for four year terms. These representatives are responsible for making decisions that affect the local area, such as passing ordinances and setting taxes. Furthermore, there are multiple candidates running for office every election cycle, giving residents an opportunity to make their voices heard and influence their community’s politics. In addition to the Town Council members, Loretto also elects a mayor who serves as the official head of the city government and presides over all meetings and public events. Through elections and local politics, Loretto is able to maintain its sense of community while allowing its citizens to have input in how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 49852 (Loretto, MI) is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, MI is very conservative. In Dickinson County, MI 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.5%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49852 (Loretto, MI) is strongly conservative.
Loretto, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, Michigan is very conservative.
Iron Mountain 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.
Loretto, 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 49852 (Loretto)
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)