South Boardman is a small town in Michigan with a population of just over 800 people. As such, there are few local political candidates running for office. However, those who do run tend to be passionate about protecting the community and helping it reach its full potential. The Mayor of South Boardman is currently Joe Crookston, and he has been in office since 2014. He is a strong advocate for maintaining the town's rural character while also attracting new businesses and improving infrastructure. In addition to the mayor, there are also several members of the local city council that work to ensure that all residents have their needs met and are represented fairly in matters of governance. Despite its small population, South Boardman has an impressive commitment to taking care of its citizens and providing them with an excellent quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 49680 (South Boardman, MI) is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, MI is very conservative. In Kalkaska County, MI 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kalkaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Kalkaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49680 (South Boardman, MI) is very conservative.
South Boardman, Michigan is very conservative.
Kalkaska County, Michigan is very conservative.
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.
South Boardman, 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 49680 (South Boardman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)