The city of 48659 Sterling, MI is a part of the larger Chippewa County and has a strong local government presence. The community is served by the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners, which consists of nine members who are elected from each district in the county. In addition to this board, there are numerous municipal offices such as mayor and treasurer that are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city. Local political candidates for these offices can be found on the Chippewa County website, where voters may also register to vote. Voting in Sterling is taken seriously, with regular elections for both state and local offices held regularly throughout the year. Residents can stay informed about local political events and issues through newspapers, news outlets, and online resources such as social media platforms.
The political climate in Zip 48659 (Sterling, MI) is very conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48659 (Sterling, MI) is very conservative.
Sterling, Michigan is very conservative.
Arenac 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.
Sterling, Michigan: d d 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 48659 (Sterling)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)