Onaway, MI is a small town located in northern Michigan. The local politics in Onaway, MI are largely focused on improving the quality of life for local residents. There has been an emphasis on providing access to high-quality public services such as education, healthcare, and public transportation. In addition to improving public services, Onaway city leaders have worked to attract businesses and investment into the city to create jobs and foster economic growth. Local politicians have also taken steps to ensure that the natural environment is protected from pollution or overdevelopment. Overall, the political environment in Onaway is focused on creating a safe and prosperous community for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Onaway, MI is moderately conservative.
Presque Isle County, MI is strongly conservative. In Presque Isle County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presque Isle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.8%.
Presque Isle county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onaway, MI is moderately conservative.
Presque Isle 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.
Onaway, 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 Onaway, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)