Chippewa County, MI is a vibrant and diverse county, with a long history of involvement in politics. It is home to many political leaders within the local and state government. There are several initiatives underway to improve the quality of life for citizens across the county. The Democratic and Republican parties both have active organizations in Chippewa County, which play an important role in promoting their respective causes. Citizens can become members of these groups or join local political clubs that help to educate the public about political issues impacting their community. Residents of Chippewa County also have access to a variety of elected officials at all levels of government who strive to make decisions that benefit everyone in the county.
The political climate in Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative.
In Chippewa County, MI 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.6%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative.
Sault Ste. Marie 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.
Chippewa, 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 Chippewa County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 743 contributions totaling $190,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $26,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)