49885 Skandia, MI has a strong political presence and is home to many individuals with strong opinions on the issues. Every two years, residents of this small rural town in Michigan have the opportunity to elect local representatives who will serve their community in Lansing. Local politicians range from county commissioners to state representatives and senators, all of whom work hard to ensure that Skandia's voice is heard in the legislative process. During election season, voters have the opportunity to learn more about the candidates running for office and make an informed decision about who they would like to represent them. While national politics may be at the forefront of many conversations, it is important to remember that local politics have a huge impact on everyday life in Skandia.
The political climate in Zip 49885 (Skandia, 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 49885 (Skandia, MI) is leaning conservative.
Skandia, 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.
Skandia, 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 49885 (Skandia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $1,699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)