49879 Republic, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to a close-knit community with strong ties to family and tradition. Politically, residents tend to lean towards conservatism, although there are some progressive voices in the mix. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues and problem solve as a team. There are several candidates running for local office this year, including those who represent both conservatives and progressives. Residents show up at the polls on election day to make their voices heard and determine who will be representing them in government. All of these factors combine to create an environment of healthy political discourse in 49879 Republic, MI.
The political climate in Zip 49879 (Republic, MI) is leaning liberal.
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 49879 (Republic, MI) is leaning liberal.
Republic, Michigan is leaning liberal.
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.
Republic, 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 49879 (Republic)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $15 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)