Baraga Township in Michigan is a small community with a population of around 2,500 people. It is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is part of Keweenaw County. The town is surrounded by forests and lakes, making it a beautiful place to live and work. Although Baraga Township does not have its own local political candidates, the citizens are highly involved in the governmental activities that take place within the county. Through meetings, public forums, and other forms of participation, residents can make their voices heard and ensure that their needs are met. Local government officials also strive to keep things running smoothly so that the community can continue to thrive.
The political climate in Baraga township, MI is moderately conservative.
Baraga County, MI is strongly conservative. In Baraga County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baraga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 36.5%.
Baraga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baraga township, MI is moderately conservative.
Baraga County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Baraga township, 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 Baraga township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $25,202 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $14,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)