Hillman, Michigan is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. Though it may be small in size, Hillman has an interesting political landscape. Like many towns throughout Michigan, local politics in Hillman is heavily influenced by the agricultural and farming industries. There is much debate over issues such as taxes on land owners, water rights, and funding for important public services like roads and schools. The people of Hillman are passionate about their community and take great pride in their town’s history and values. As such, local elections are hotly contested every few years as candidates seek to capture votes from the residents who care deeply about their community’s future. With a wide range of political views present in this town, it can be difficult to tell who will come out on top during election season. However, one thing is certain – whoever ends up representing Hillman will have to stay connected to its unique needs and values if they hope to make a lasting impact.
The political climate in Hillman, MI is strongly conservative.
Montmorency County, MI is very conservative. In Montmorency County, MI 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montmorency county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.8%.
Montmorency county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillman, MI is strongly conservative.
Montmorency County, Michigan is very conservative.
Alpena Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hillman, 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 Hillman, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $2,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,718 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)