Boyne Falls, MI is a small village in Michigan with a population of about 500 people. The village has a mayor who is elected every four years and three members of the Village Council who are also elected for four year terms. All elections are nonpartisan and the village takes great pride in its local democracy. The village hosts town hall meetings to ensure everyone's voice is heard and residents have an opportunity to make their concerns known to their local government. Issues discussed at these meetings range from planning for infrastructure improvements to crafting laws that best suit the needs of the community. Additionally, Boyne Falls works closely with Charlevoix County to ensure that both entities benefit from mutual collaboration and partnerships. Overall, Boyne Falls takes an active interest in local politics and provides a platform for residents to have their voices heard.
The political climate in Boyne Falls, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boyne Falls, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Boyne Falls, Michigan: R R r 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 Boyne Falls, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)