East Jordan, MI is a small city located in the northwest part of lower Michigan and is known for its scenic beauty. The politics of the city are largely defined by local citizens and representatives elected to serve on its City Council. The City Council is responsible for setting policy, overseeing zoning issues, budgeting for municipal services, maintaining public infrastructure, and addressing other matters that affect the community. They also manage elections to determine who will be the mayor and council members each term. In addition to the City Council, there are several other government offices that help ensure East Jordan remains a thriving city with an atmosphere of participation and inclusion. These include the Mayor’s Office, Public Works Department, Police Department, Fire Department, Human Resources Office, Parks & Rec Center, and Historic Preservation Commission. All of these departments work together in order to create an environment for residents that values their input while still providing necessary services and protecting their rights as citizens.
The political climate in East Jordan, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Jordan, MI is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix 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.
East Jordan, 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 East Jordan, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 341 contributions totaling $7,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $37,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $549 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)