Elberta, MI is an important city in Michigan and has a thriving political scene. The city is represented by elected officials at the state, county, and local levels. At the state level, Elberta is represented in the state legislature by two senators and four representatives. At the county level, Elberta is represented by a board of commissioners that presides over various county departments and services. Locally, Elberta is overseen by a mayor-council government structure made up of 10 council members who are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held every two years for mayor and council members, and voters have the opportunity to influence policy decisions at all levels of government in Elberta. As part of their roles in office, these elected officials form committees to address community needs and develop plans for future development projects in the city. The political climate of Elberta has been active for many years as citizens remain engaged with local politics and make their voices heard through voting, attending public meetings or speaking out on issues that matter to them.
The political climate in Elberta, 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
Elberta, 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.
Elberta, 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 Elberta, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 726 contributions totaling $46,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $16,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)