Ishpeming, MI is a small city located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is known for its rich mining history and outdoors activities. Politics in Ishpeming are mostly centered around local issues such as funding for schools, economic development, and public safety. The local government is run by an elected Mayor and City Council, which consists of six elected members from the community. Elections are held annually to decide who will represent the citizens of Ishpeming in their government. In addition to the Mayor and City Council, there are also many committees that work on various projects throughout the year to enrich the quality of life for residents of Ishpeming.
The political climate in Ishpeming, MI is leaning liberal.
Marquette County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Marquette County, MI 54.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marquette county remained strongly Democratic, 54.5% to 43.4%.
Marquette county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ishpeming, MI is leaning liberal.
Marquette County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Marquette Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Ishpeming, Michigan: D d D D d D
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 Ishpeming, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 519 contributions totaling $15,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $11,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)