The small town of Powers, MI is a quiet place with a proud history and sense of community. Located in the Upper Peninsula, it has a population of around 1,000 people and is known for its beautiful natural landscape and friendly locals. Although Powers is not typically thought of as an area with significant political activity, there are still some important local political decisions that need to be made. Local elections often feature candidates who advocate for the best interests of the community, including better infrastructure and access to public services. The citizens of Powers take pride in their politics and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to deciding on new laws and regulations that affect them directly. Every election season brings out enthusiastic voters who come together to make decisions about their town’s future. It's clear that the politics in Power, MI can have a real impact on the residents' quality of life and long-term well being.
The political climate in Powers, MI is strongly conservative.
Menominee County, MI is strongly conservative. In Menominee County, MI 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menominee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.2%.
Menominee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powers, MI is strongly conservative.
Menominee County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Marinette Metro Area 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.
Powers, 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 Powers, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $7,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)