Boyne City, Michigan is a small town situated in the northwest corner of the Lower Peninsula. It is known for its natural beauty and recreational opportunities, including boating, fishing, skiing, and hiking. However, it also has a vibrant political environment with local leaders who work hard to represent the people of Boyne City. The city government works to ensure that all citizens have access to critical services such as water and sewer infrastructure, fire protection and emergency medical services. In addition, the city council works to promote economic development and community growth with ordinances that support businesses and tourism activities. Local politicians are committed to listening to their constituents’ needs while striving to create effective solutions that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Boyne City, MI is somewhat conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boyne City, MI is somewhat conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan 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.
Boyne City, 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 Boyne City, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $27,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $17,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)