Politics in 49871 Palmer, MI are mainly focused on local concerns. The residents of this area are strongly invested in their community and want to ensure it thrives. These local issues include topics such as education, infrastructure and public safety. With the 2020 elections coming up, there are several candidates running for office including for the Michigan State House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate. These candidates have varying views on these topics and work to address them if elected. It is important for locals to stay informed of the political events in 49871 Palmer, MI so they can make educated decisions about who they choose to support in the upcoming election.
The political climate in Zip 49871 (Palmer, MI) is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Marquette County, MI 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marquette county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.4%.
Marquette county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49871 (Palmer, MI) is leaning conservative.
Palmer, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Marquette Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Palmer, Michigan: D d D D d D
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 49871 (Palmer)
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)