Wetmore, Michigan is a small rural town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Its population is estimated to be approximately 200 people, and it is home to a variety of small businesses, farms, and recreational facilities. The local government of this town is overseen by a mayor and seven city council members who are elected by the citizens of Wetmore. These elected officials work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that the town continues to thrive. They also strive to maintain transparency and accountability between the government and the citizens of Wetmore. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure development, economic development, environmental protection, and community planning are all important priorities for these leaders. In addition, they work diligently to ensure that all voices within the community are heard when decisions about the future of Wetmore need to be made.
The political climate in Zip 49895 (Wetmore, MI) is moderately conservative.
Alger County, MI is moderately conservative. In Alger County, MI 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alger county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.0%.
Alger county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49895 (Wetmore, MI) is moderately conservative.
Wetmore, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Alger 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.
Wetmore, Michigan: r 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 49895 (Wetmore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)