The small community of 48182 Temperance, MI is a tight-knit and close community that is politically engaged. Local elections are often hotly contested with passionate debates about the future of the town. Although there are no specific local political candidates in 48182 Temperance, MI, there are plenty of organizations and campaigns working to mobilize citizens to take part in local politics by voting in upcoming elections. Residents are also encouraged to get involved with their local government by attending public hearings and participating in community forums. Issues such as infrastructure, taxation, education, and job growth are important topics on the minds of residents of 48182 Temperance, MI. With a population of around 10,000 people, 48182 Temperance, MI may be small in size but it plays an essential role in its regional politics.
The political climate in Zip 48182 (Temperance, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48182 (Temperance, MI) is moderately conservative.
Temperance, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately 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.
Temperance, Michigan: d r d d 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 48182 (Temperance)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $25,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $53,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)