The small town of Port Austin, MI is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. It is located in the thumb of Michigan and residents are proud to call this area home. They take great pride in their local history and culture. Politics in the area are dominated by two main parties, Republican and Democrat. Each party has put forward several local candidates to run for political office in the past few years. Citizens have taken an active interest in the election process and have been able to make their voices heard at polls throughout the county. Local issues such as infrastructure development, education funding, and economic growth are all important topics that get discussed during election cycles. Residents strive to elect representatives with integrity and an understanding of what it means to serve their community. In this way, they seek to ensure that their town remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 48467 (Port Austin, MI) is very conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48467 (Port Austin, MI) is very conservative.
Port Austin, Michigan is very conservative.
Huron County, Michigan is very 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.
Port Austin, Michigan: R R r 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 48467 (Port Austin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $23,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $14,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)