Vanderbilt, MI is a small rural town located in northern Michigan. It has a population of about 700 people and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and welcoming community. When it comes to local politics, the citizens of Vanderbilt are passionate about their voice being heard and actively participating in the decision-making processes that affect their town. Local elections are held every two years, with candidates running for positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. During these elections, residents come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them and how their preferred candidate can best address those issues. The citizens of Vanderbilt take pride in their ability to shape the political landscape of their small community.
The political climate in Zip 49795 (Vanderbilt, MI) is strongly conservative.
Otsego County, MI is very conservative. In Otsego County, MI 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.1%.
Otsego county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49795 (Vanderbilt, MI) is strongly conservative.
Vanderbilt, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Otsego 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.
Vanderbilt, 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 49795 (Vanderbilt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)