Detour, MI is a small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It has a history of progressive politics and is known for its strong sense of community. The people of Detour are passionate about their values and take an active role in local governance. There are many opportunities to get involved in politics through volunteer organizations and attending public meetings. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates from both major political parties as well as independent and third-party candidates who have found success in recent years. The citizens take pride in their right to vote and participate in the democratic process, creating an atmosphere of political engagement that has made a big difference to the community.
The political climate in Detour, MI is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, MI is moderately conservative. In Chippewa County, MI 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.6%.
Chippewa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Detour, MI is moderately conservative.
Chippewa County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area 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.
Detour, 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 Detour, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)