Crystal Mountain, MI is a small community located in the northern region of the state. Despite its size, it has a vibrant political scene with representatives from both major parties involved in local elections. The city council consists of seven members, all of whom are elected in the annual election held on the first Tuesday in November. There have been several candidate debates as part of the election cycle and many residents have taken part in their local political forums. Despite the small population, Crystal Mountain has a strong sense of civic responsibility and a commitment to ensuring that every citizen's vote counts. Many of the city's residents are also very passionate about their beliefs and will often voice their opinions during election cycles.
The political climate in Crystal Mountain, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Mountain, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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 Mountain, Michigan: r 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 Mountain, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 394 contributions totaling $20,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $4,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)