Crystal Falls, MI is a small town located in the Midwest with a population of just over 10,000 people. Despite its size, politics in Crystal Falls play an important role in shaping the community. There are several local political candidates running for office at the county and state levels to represent the interests of the people living there. Issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, economic development, and environmental protection are all discussed and debated by these candidates during their campaigns. The people of Crystal Falls have a strong interest in making sure that the needs of their community are prioritized over political ideology or personal gain, and voting for those candidates who can best represent them is taken seriously. With citizens actively participating in local government and working together to move the town forward, Crystal Falls has been able to become an example of successful democratic governance for other small towns throughout Michigan.
The political climate in Crystal Falls, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iron County, MI 36.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.7%.
Iron county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Falls, MI is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Crystal Falls, Michigan: d r 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 Crystal Falls, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $4,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $10,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)