Copper Harbor, Michigan is a small town situated on the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Despite its small size, Copper Harbor holds a strong presence in local politics. The most recent election for mayor saw Sam Smith win by a landslide, capturing nearly 75% of the vote. Smith has been praised for his commitment to protecting local businesses and promoting economic growth in the area. The city council is also committed to providing services that are beneficial to all citizens such as providing adequate roads and infrastructure while also maintaining the natural beauty of Copper Harbor's unique landscape. Additionally, local politicians have fostered strong relationships with nearby cities and towns, allowing for an open dialogue on issues concerning all residents of the area.
The political climate in Copper Harbor, MI is somewhat conservative.
Keweenaw County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Keweenaw County, MI 43.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keweenaw county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 43.2%.
Keweenaw county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copper Harbor, MI is somewhat conservative.
Keweenaw County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area 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.
Copper Harbor, 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 Copper Harbor, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)