Sagola, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that is evident in its local politics. The town has an active City Council composed of seven members who are committed to making decisions that will benefit the entire community. Local elections occur every two years, with citizens eligible to vote for their preferred candidates who are running for elected office. These candidates campaign on issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, environmental protection, and public safety among other topics. Residents can also get involved in local politics by getting involved in various civic organizations such as community groups and volunteer efforts that promote policy change and progress within the town. Sagola's residents take great pride in their local government and strive to ensure it is working for them and preserving the town's unique culture.
The political climate in Sagola, MI is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, MI is very conservative. In Dickinson County, MI 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.5%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sagola, MI is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, Michigan is very conservative.
Iron Mountain Metro Area 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.
Sagola, 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 Sagola, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $19,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $68,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)