49405 Custer, MI is located in Mason County and is a small, rural area. Within the county, there are several local political candidates running for office in upcoming elections. These candidates typically focus on issues related to improving public services, supporting small businesses, and creating jobs in the community. Issues such as education funding, healthcare access, infrastructure repairs, and tax reform are also often discussed by these candidates. Local politics in this area offer residents an opportunity to support policies that will benefit their community as a whole. All residents of 49405 Custer should stay informed about local candidates and their platforms so they can make an informed decision when they go to the polls.
The political climate in Zip 49405 (Custer, MI) is moderately conservative.
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49405 (Custer, MI) is moderately conservative.
Custer, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Mason County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ludington Metro Area 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.
Custer, 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 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 49405 (Custer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)