Flynn, Michigan is a small community located in the Upper Peninsula. Although the town is relatively small, it has a strong political presence and sees many active citizens engaging in local politics. Local elections in Flynn are highly contested and draw out voters from all corners of the community. The mayoral seat has been held by the same person for many years, yet there are always challengers looking to bring fresh perspectives to the local government. A number of initiatives have been taken to make the local political process more accessible to residents, such as having candidate debates and town hall meetings leading up to elections. With its strong commitment to democracy and fair representation, Flynn is an excellent example of a successful political environment in a small community.
The political climate in Flynn, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flynn, MI is very conservative.
Sanilac County, Michigan is very 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.
Flynn, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Flynn, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)