Drummond, MI is a small rural town located in the Midwestern United States. The town is politically conservative and the residents are known to be very active in local politics. The mayor of Drummond is elected every two years, with the most recent election taking place in 2019. The winner was incumbent Mayor John Smith, who has been in office since 2011. Council members are also elected every two years, with five council members representing the town’s four wards. All elections are nonpartisan and the community takes part in determining their representatives and shaping their policies. Over the past few years, Drummond has seen a lot of changes that have been supported by its citizens, such as new tax exemptions for low-income families and increased funding for public safety initiatives. Though not always easy or perfect, it is clear that the people of Drummond are passionate about their community and take an active role in its political decisions.
The political climate in Drummond, 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
Drummond, 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.
Drummond, 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 Drummond, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $10,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)