West Ishpeming, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is known for its tight-knit community and its unique local political landscape. West Ishpeming has long been politically conservative, with a strong focus on individual liberties and fiscal responsibility. Local elections are held each year, with citizens electing representatives to the city council and other public offices. Participation levels tend to be high in these elections, as residents take an active role in their local government. The current mayor of West Ishpeming is John Smith, who was elected in 2020 on a platform of increased transparency and accountability within the city's government. This election was fiercely contested by several candidates from both parties, with the focus being on issues such as economic development and public safety.
The political climate in West Ishpeming, 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
West Ishpeming, 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.
West 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 West Ishpeming, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $14,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 352 contributions totaling $16,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)