Big Bay, MI is a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is a close-knit community with its own unique culture and traditions. The local politics of Big Bay are reflective of the small-town atmosphere; the town has a Mayor and city council that work together to make decisions on issues affecting local residents. All citizens have a say in the political decisions that shape their lives, from urban planning to public safety. While there are no specific candidates running for office at this time, citizens can still stay informed on the current issues and be active in voicing their opinions when it matters most.
The political climate in Big Bay, MI is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Marquette County, MI 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marquette county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.4%.
Marquette county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Bay, MI is leaning conservative.
Marquette County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Marquette Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Big Bay, Michigan: D d D D d D
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 Big Bay, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,292 contributions totaling $175,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $91,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)