Skandia, MI is a small town located in the northern region of Michigan. The town has a thriving local economy and is home to many small businesses. The politics of Skandia are mainly dominated by the Republican Party but there are several independents and Democrats who also hold office in the city. They are all focused on making Skandia a better place for its citizens by increasing economic development, improving education, and enhancing public safety. Local elections for mayor and other city council positions take place every two years and involve an extensive process of campaigning and debating related issues before voters make their decision on which candidate will lead the city forward into the future.
The political climate in Skandia, MI is leaning conservative.
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
Skandia, MI is leaning conservative.
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.
Skandia, 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 Skandia, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,361 contributions totaling $180,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $93,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)