Caspian, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The town has a long history of civic engagement and values the importance of responsible government participation. Local politics are driven by strong community members, who often work together to ensure that their needs are met. The Mayor and City Council are elected for two-year terms by the citizens of Caspian, and they work hard to maintain strong relationships with residents while addressing their concerns and matters of local interest. Issues such as economic development, budgeting, public safety, infrastructure improvements, public health, and recreation are among some of the things they consider when making decisions. Additionally, Caspian has a vibrant volunteer network that works diligently on various issues throughout the year to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Caspian, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iron County, MI 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.7%.
Iron county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caspian, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron 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.
Caspian, Michigan: d 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 Caspian, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $14,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)