Mackinac Island, MI is a small rural island located in Lake Huron that is known for its rich history and natural beauty. Politically, Mackinac Island is part of the Michigan State Senate's 38th district and is represented by Senator Wayne Schmidt. The island has a strong sense of community and local politics focus on issues such as tourism, recreation, environmental protection, preservation of historical sites, and economic development. The City Council meets regularly to discuss these matters with input from citizens and businesses. The upcoming elections in November 2020 will provide an opportunity for residents to elect representatives who will help guide the island’s future direction. With such a unique landscape and vibrant culture, Mackinac Island has become a popular destination that many people visit for their vacation.
The political climate in Mackinac Island, MI is somewhat conservative.
Mackinac County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mackinac County, MI 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mackinac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.5%.
Mackinac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mackinac Island, MI is somewhat conservative.
Mackinac County, Michigan 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.
Mackinac Island, 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 Mackinac Island, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $149,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $755 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $90,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)