Tobacco, MI is a small town located in the northwest corner of Michigan. It has a unique political landscape that is shaped by its local residents. The local politics largely revolve around issues such as taxes, education, and economic development. Local politicians strive to make sure that Tobacco citizens have the best possible quality of life and access to necessary resources. Elections typically take place every two years and feature debates on policies and topics that affect Tobacco residents. Candidates for office come from both major political parties and present their stances on various issues in order to garner support from the voters. Political activity in Tobacco is generally peaceful and civil, and both sides of any issue are respected during election campaigns. Despite its small size, Tobacco represents an important part of the region鈥檚 politics, making it an interesting case study for those studying Michigan politics.
The political climate in Tobacco, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, MI is very conservative. In Gladwin County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gladwin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 31.0%.
Gladwin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tobacco, MI is strongly conservative.
Gladwin County, Michigan is very 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.
Tobacco, Michigan: r r 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 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 Tobacco, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $3,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)