Clark, MI is a small town located in the center of Michigan. Despite its size, Clark is home to a vibrant political community. The town elects local officials every two years who are responsible for representing the needs of residents on issues such as public safety, infrastructure and economic development. Residents also participate in county and state elections by voting for candidates who share their values and aspirations for the future of Clark. Political engagement within the community is high, with local events like town halls providing an opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard. It is clear that politics plays a vital role within Clark and that residents take pride in having control over how they are represented in government.
The political climate in Clark, MI is moderately conservative.
Mackinac County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mackinac County, MI 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mackinac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.5%.
Mackinac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark, MI is moderately conservative.
Mackinac 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.
Clark, 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 Clark, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $9,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)