49963 South Range, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Although it is isolated from much of the state, it still has its own unique political landscape. Political issues are important to the residents of this community and there are numerous local initiatives and campaigns that aim to address these issues in a meaningful way. The local government representatives have a commitment to their constituents and strive to effectively represent their interests on both the state and federal level. Issues such as education, health care, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection are all topics that regularly come up in conversations about politics in 49963 South Range, MI. Local candidates run for office on platforms of change and progress for the community. Even though it is quite a small town, 49963 South Range, MI has an active political scene that makes sure everyone's voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 49963 (South Range, MI) is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49963 (South Range, MI) is moderately conservative.
South Range, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
South Range, Michigan: R R r 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 49963 (South Range)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $5,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)