Carp Lake, Michigan is a small town nestled in the northern part of the state. Despite its small size, it is home to a vibrant community of people who are passionate about their local politics. Carp Lake residents are known for engaging in lively debates and taking an active role in local elections. The most recent election saw two candidates running for mayor, with both bringing unique perspectives to the table. Both candidates promised to focus on improving the quality of life for citizens by increasing economic development and job opportunities, as well as promoting public safety and environmental sustainability. Residents of Carp Lake are eager to see which candidate can best deliver on their promises and make positive changes for the future of their town.
The political climate in Carp Lake CDP (Emmet County), MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carp Lake CDP (Emmet County), MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Carp Lake CDP (Emmet County), 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 Carp Lake CDP (Emmet County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)