The small town of 49878 Rapid River, MI is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With a population of just 1,158 people, this rural community has seen little to no change in terms of its local political landscape. The small town elects representatives from the same local political parties that have held power for many years and there are no plans to elect new candidates at this time. Despite its small size, the citizens of 49878 Rapid River remain engaged and active politically; attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinions on a variety of issues. The town also has an active volunteer service program with many residents taking part to help improve their community. While politics may not be a major topic here, it is clear that 49878 Rapid River still cares deeply about making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 49878 (Rapid River, MI) is strongly conservative.
Delta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Delta County, MI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Delta county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49878 (Rapid River, MI) is strongly conservative.
Rapid River, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Delta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Escanaba Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rapid River, Michigan: r 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 49878 (Rapid River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $3,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)