48140 Ida, MI is a small town located in Monroe County in Michigan. The town is not highly populated, with the latest census data showing just over 2,000 residents. However, it has an active and engaged political scene that is represented by local elections. These local elections are often fought fiercely by competing candidates from both major and minor political parties. The most recent election featured candidates from the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Libertarian Party and Green Party all vying for a seat on the Ida Town Council. Local citizens also took part in the election as they attempted to decide who would be best suited to lead the town and ensure that its needs are met. Ultimately, the Democratic candidate won out and will serve on the council for the next four years. It is clear that 48140 Ida, MI takes its politics seriously and strives to ensure fair representation for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48140 (Ida, MI) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48140 (Ida, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ida, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe 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.
Ida, Michigan: d r 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 48140 (Ida)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $2,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)