The city of Baldwin, MI in zip code 49304 is located in Lake County. It is a small rural community with a tight-knit community and is known for its friendly atmosphere. Politically, the area has traditionally voted as a Republican stronghold. Many elections in the area feature candidates that espouse conservative views on issues such as fiscal responsibility, small government, and traditional values. The local political candidates have historically been able to connect with this voting base and earn their support through personal connections. In recent years, there has been an increased interest among younger residents in progressive causes such as environmental protection and social justice. This has resulted in some fluctuations in voting patterns but the overall trend has remained largely Republican.
The political climate in Zip 49304 (Baldwin, MI) is moderately conservative.
Lake County, MI is strongly conservative. In Lake County, MI 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.1%.
Lake county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49304 (Baldwin, MI) is moderately conservative.
Baldwin, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Lake County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Baldwin, Michigan: D d D d 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 49304 (Baldwin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $12,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $21,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $526 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)