Hartwick, MI is a small town located in the northern part of Michigan. Its population is approximately 2,200 people and is largely rural in nature. Politically, the town is mostly conservative, favoring Republican candidates on the state and federal level. Locally, there are several political figures who have been involved in Hartwick's politics over the years. These include prominent figures such as Bob Woodruff, who has served as mayor since 1996, and Mary Ann Maynard, who is a city council member. Both have shown strong dedication to their constituents and have worked hard to bring positive change to Hartwick. Overall, Hartwick's political landscape leans towards conservative values but also allows for some progressive ideals in order to meet the needs of its residents.
The political climate in Hartwick, MI is very conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartwick, MI is very conservative.
Osceola County, Michigan is very 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.
Hartwick, 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 Hartwick, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $9,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $11,911 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)