Dollar Bay, MI is a small community located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The citizens of this quaint town are passionate about their local politics and take great pride in the decisions made by their elected officials. Their City Council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the entire community, from budgeting and infrastructure development to public safety and education. Beyond the city council, there are several organizations that focus on specific areas, such as zoning and environment. The citizens are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending meetings, researching candidates and issues they care about, and voting in local elections. In addition to providing an opportunity for residents to have a voice in their government, Dollar Bay’s local politics also helps ensure the community continues to be a safe place for everyone.
The political climate in Dollar Bay, MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dollar Bay, MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dollar Bay, 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 Dollar Bay, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 256 contributions totaling $13,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $6,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)