Cedar, MI is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town has a long history of political involvement, with residents engaging in the democratic process for many decades. Currently, Cedar is represented by three different members of the Michigan House of Representatives: Jeff Yaroch (R-District 33), Matt Hall (R-District 79) and Ranjeev Puri (D-District 42). Each representative has worked hard to ensure Cedar is represented in Lansing, advocating for the interests of their constituents and working to bring positive change for the area. Additionally, Cedar also participates in local elections each year with candidates running for Township Supervisor, Clerk and Trustee positions. These local candidates are dedicated to representing Cedar and its citizens in any way possible. With these individuals involved in politics at every level, it is clear that Cedar takes its civic engagement seriously.
The political climate in Zip 49621 (Cedar, MI) is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49621 (Cedar, MI) is leaning conservative.
Cedar, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cedar, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 49621 (Cedar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 304 contributions totaling $20,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)