Belknap, MI is a small town with an estimated population of 500 people. It has a local government that is responsible for maintaining the safety and well-being of its citizens. The Mayor of Belknap is elected by the residents and serves as their chief executive, while the City Council is composed of elected representatives from each ward in the community. The members of the City Council make decisions on local issues such as taxes, public works projects, ordinances, and budgeting. Additionally, there are various organizations in Belknap that work to promote civic engagement and political involvement within the community. These include political action committees (PACs), which often support candidates running for office in local elections. Through these PACs and other groups, Belknap's citizens have a chance to get involved in their local politics and create positive change for their community.
The political climate in Belknap, MI is strongly conservative.
Presque Isle County, MI is strongly conservative. In Presque Isle County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presque Isle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.8%.
Presque Isle county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belknap, MI is strongly conservative.
Presque Isle 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.
Belknap, Michigan: r r d 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 Belknap, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $6,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)