48756 Skidway Lake, MI is a small but vibrant community located in the lower peninsula of Michigan. The town’s politics are as diverse and unique as the people who live there. While the majority of residents identify as independents, there are also a large number of Republicans and Democrats living in the area. Local elections often feature races between both parties, with some candidates running on platforms to improve education, public safety, and infrastructure. Residents have access to many different voices when it comes to local politics, allowing them to make informed choices about their representatives and government policies.
The political climate in Zip 48756 (Skidway Lake, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ogemaw County, MI is very conservative. In Ogemaw County, MI 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogemaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.2%.
Ogemaw county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48756 (Skidway Lake, MI) is strongly conservative.
Skidway Lake, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Ogemaw County, Michigan is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Skidway Lake, Michigan: d 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 48756 (Skidway Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $54 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)