Walloon Lake, MI is a small community located in northern Michigan. It has a population of around 500 people and is primarily a rural area with plenty of natural beauty. The local politics in this community are focused on preserving the natural beauty of the environment and maintaining the small-town charm that makes it so special. There are several local political candidates who are devoted to ensuring that Walloon Lake remains an idyllic getaway for residents and visitors alike. These candidates work hard to ensure that any changes made to this town do not disrupt its character or take away from its unique atmosphere. Though it may be small, Walloon Lake’s politics are just as important as those in larger communities.
The political climate in Zip 49796 (Walloon Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49796 (Walloon Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Walloon Lake, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Walloon Lake, 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 49796 (Walloon Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,045 contributions totaling $28,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)