The small city of Hematite, MI is a closely knit community where residents take great pride in their local government. The city boasts a strong mayor-council form of government, with the mayor elected every two years and the city council members chosen from six wards throughout the city. The mayor and council members are dedicated to preserving the town's unique charm, while also pushing for development and growth. They are committed to providing essential services such as police and fire protection, street improvements, garbage collection, and snow removal. Additionally, they strive to create a safe place for people to live, work, play, and attend school. With its thriving local economy and passionate leaders ready to tackle issues head-on in order to make Hematite a better place for all its citizens and visitors alike, this little Michigan town is a great example of exemplary local politics.
The political climate in Hematite, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iron County, MI 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.7%.
Iron county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hematite, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Hematite, Michigan: d 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 Hematite, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $11,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $35,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)