Advance, MI is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is represented politically by state and federal representatives from the surrounding area. While political candidates may change from time to time, residents of Advance can expect their elected officials to stay true to their commitment to serve the local community. The public is invited to attend local town meetings and get involved in civic activities such as volunteering for campaigns or attending candidate forums. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to use their voting rights and participate in elections at every level of government. Local politics provide an opportunity for residents of Advance to make their voices heard and help shape their future.
The political climate in Advance, 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
Advance, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan 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.
Advance, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Advance, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 774 contributions totaling $34,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $55,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)