48762 Spruce, MI is a small town located in Michigan near the border of Indiana. The town is home to a diverse population consisting of many different backgrounds and cultural groups. Politically, the town leans conservative, with local elections often dominated by traditional Republican candidates. There have been occasional attempts from Democratic candidates in recent years, but they have generally not been successful at gaining much support in the area. Locally, the focus tends to be on issues such as taxes, education and healthcare rather than national political debates or wider social issues. Residents of 48762 Spruce are dedicated to their community and strive to make sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 48762 (Spruce, MI) is very conservative.
Alcona County, MI is very conservative. In Alcona County, MI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.3%.
Alcona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48762 (Spruce, MI) is very conservative.
Spruce, Michigan is very conservative.
Alcona County, Michigan is very conservative.
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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.
Spruce, 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 48762 (Spruce)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $2,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)