Arenac is a small city in Michigan that is known for its vibrant culture and rich history. Politically, Arenac is part of the Arenac County, which is represented in the state legislature by Senator Phil Pavlov and State Representatives Edward Canfield and Roger Hauck. At the local level, Arenac is governed by a mayor-council system with five members on the council representing each of the wards. The city's nonpartisan elections are held every two years for mayor and council members, while partisan elections are held every four years to elect county officials such as commissioners, sheriffs, and clerks. Voter turnout in Arenac remains high due to strong civic engagement among local citizens who take part in all aspects of their local politics. With an active commitment to community involvement and representation in state government, Arenac remains dedicated to the democratic process that has enabled it to remain one of Michigan's most successful cities.
The political climate in Arenac, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arenac, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, Michigan 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.
Arenac, Michigan: d d 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 Arenac, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $6,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $23,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)