Crystal Lake, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The town has a rich political history that dates back to its incorporation in 1879. The town is currently governed by a five-member elected Town Council who are responsible for enacting policy and making decisions on behalf of the residents. These members are elected on an at-large basis with each council member representing the whole community. Crystal Lake is proud to have an open and democratic government with local elections held every two years. As such, residents can rest assured knowing that their voices will be heard through their elected representatives. Furthermore, the town features several initiatives that encourage civic engagement and promote open dialogue in order to ensure that all citizens understand the issues at hand and have a chance to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Crystal Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,351 contributions totaling $88,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $32,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)